Alder Spittlebug vs German garlic

Aphrophora alni compared with Allium senescens

Key Differences

Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while German garlic is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	German garlic
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Allium
Species	Aphrophora alni	Allium senescens

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

German garlic

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	German garlic
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).

German garlic

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

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.