Alder Spittlebug vs Guatemalan Grass

Aphrophora alni compared with Tripsacum andersonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Guatemalan Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Aphrophora	Tripsacum
Species	Aphrophora alni	Tripsacum andersonii

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Guatemalan Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Guatemalan Grass
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).

Guatemalan Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Africa (Guinea, Madagascar) and South America (4 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.