Alder Spittlebug vs Memorial Rose

Aphrophora alni compared with Rosa luciae

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Memorial Rose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Memorial Rose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Aphrophora	Rosa (Roses)
Species	Aphrophora alni	Rosa luciae

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Memorial Rose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Memorial Rose
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).

Memorial Rose

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil 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.