Alder Spittlebug vs four-leaf devil-pepper

Aphrophora alni compared with Rauvolfia tetraphylla

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while four-leaf devil-pepper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	four-leaf devil-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Rauvolfia
Species	Aphrophora alni	Rauvolfia tetraphylla

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

four-leaf devil-pepper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	four-leaf devil-pepper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder Spittlebug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

four-leaf devil-pepper

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Colombia, India, and Taiwan.

Alder Spittlebug

The Alder Spittlebug (Aphrophora alni) is a species in the genus Aphrophora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.