Alder Spittlebug vs Gut Weed

Aphrophora alni compared with Ulva intestinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Gut Weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Ulva
Species	Aphrophora alni	Ulva intestinalis

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Gut Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Gut Weed
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).

Gut Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

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.