Alder Spittlebug vs green heather

Aphrophora alni compared with Erica scoparia

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while green heather is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	green heather
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Ericaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Erica
Species	Aphrophora alni	Erica scoparia

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

green heather

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	green heather
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).

green heather

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia and Netherlands.

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.