Alder Spittlebug vs mabola-tree

Aphrophora alni compared with Diospyros blancoi

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while mabola-tree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	mabola-tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Diospyros
Species	Aphrophora alni	Diospyros blancoi

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

mabola-tree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	mabola-tree
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).

mabola-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Seychelles.

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.