Alder Spittlebug vs Ghostwort

Aphrophora alni compared with Aneura mirabilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Ghostwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Aneuraceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Aneura
Species	Aphrophora alni	Aneura mirabilis

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Ghostwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Ghostwort
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).

Ghostwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.