Alder Spittlebug vs Pacific Maple

Aphrophora alni compared with Aglaia cucullata

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Pacific Maple is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Pacific Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Meliaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Aglaia
Species	Aphrophora alni	Aglaia cucullata

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Maple

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Pacific Maple
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).

Pacific Maple

Habitat

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

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.