Alder Spittlebug vs Gray mangrove

Aphrophora alni compared with Avicennia marina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Gray mangrove
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Acanthaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Avicennia
Species	Aphrophora alni	Avicennia marina

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Gray mangrove

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Gray mangrove
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).

Gray mangrove

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.

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.