Alder Spittlebug vs Indian-laurel

Aphrophora alni compared with Litsea glutinosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Indian-laurel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Lauraceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Litsea
Species	Aphrophora alni	Litsea glutinosa

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Indian-laurel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Indian-laurel
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).

Indian-laurel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Comoros, Madagascar, Seychelles, South Africa, and Taiwan.

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.