Alder Spittlebug vs narrow alkaligrass

Aphrophora alni compared with Puccinellia angustata

Key Differences

Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while narrow alkaligrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	narrow alkaligrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Aphrophora	Puccinellia
Species	Aphrophora alni	Puccinellia angustata

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

narrow alkaligrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	narrow alkaligrass
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).

narrow alkaligrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, 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.