Alder Spittlebug vs Hazel sterculia

Aphrophora alni compared with Sterculia foetida

Key Differences

Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Hazel sterculia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Hazel sterculia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Malvaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Sterculia
Species	Aphrophora alni	Sterculia foetida

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Hazel sterculia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Hazel sterculia
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).

Hazel sterculia

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Cuba, Taiwan, 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.