Alder Spittlebug vs Hairy Snakefern

Aphrophora alni compared with Microgramma piloselloides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Hairy Snakefern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Microgramma
Species	Aphrophora alni	Microgramma piloselloides

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Snakefern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Hairy Snakefern
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 Snakefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.