Alder Spittlebug vs pignut

Aphrophora alni compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while pignut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	pignut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Mesosphaerum
Species	Aphrophora alni	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	pignut
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).

pignut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.

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.