Alder Spittlebug vs Grooved Flax

Aphrophora alni compared with Linum sulcatum

Key Differences

Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Grooved Flax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Grooved Flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Linaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Linum
Species	Aphrophora alni	Linum sulcatum

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Grooved Flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Grooved Flax
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).

Grooved Flax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.