Alder Spittlebug vs intermediate wintergreen

Aphrophora alni compared with Pyrola media

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	intermediate wintergreen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Ericaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Pyrola
Species	Aphrophora alni	Pyrola media

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

intermediate wintergreen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	intermediate wintergreen
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).

intermediate wintergreen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

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.