Alder Spittlebug vs pale echinacea

Aphrophora alni compared with Echinacea pallida

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while pale echinacea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	pale echinacea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aphrophora	Echinacea
Species	Aphrophora alni	Echinacea pallida

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

pale echinacea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	pale echinacea
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).

pale echinacea

Habitat

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

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden