Alder Spittlebug vs Pink Stonecrop

Aphrophora alni compared with Sedum cepaea

Key Differences

Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Pink Stonecrop is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Pink Stonecrop
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Crassulaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Sedum
Species	Aphrophora alni	Sedum cepaea

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Pink Stonecrop

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Pink Stonecrop
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).

Pink Stonecrop

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Germany.

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.