Alder Spittlebug vs grass-leaf sweet-flag

Aphrophora alni compared with Acorus gramineus

Key Differences

Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while grass-leaf sweet-flag is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	grass-leaf sweet-flag
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Acorales (Acorales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Acoraceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Acorus
Species	Aphrophora alni	Acorus gramineus

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

grass-leaf sweet-flag

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	grass-leaf sweet-flag
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).

grass-leaf sweet-flag

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (5 countries).

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.