Alder Spittlebug vs hairy bindweed

Aphrophora alni compared with Calystegia pellita

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while hairy bindweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	hairy bindweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Calystegia
Species	Aphrophora alni	Calystegia pellita

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

hairy bindweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	hairy bindweed
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).

hairy bindweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway