Alder Spittlebug vs Largeleaf geigertree

Aphrophora alni compared with Cordia sebestena

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Largeleaf geigertree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Cordiaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Cordia
Species	Aphrophora alni	Cordia sebestena

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Largeleaf geigertree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Largeleaf geigertree
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).

Largeleaf geigertree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burkina Faso, Seychelles), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.