Alder Spittlebug vs pliant lettuce

Aphrophora alni compared with Lactuca viminea

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while pliant lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	pliant lettuce
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	Lactuca
Species	Aphrophora alni	Lactuca viminea

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

pliant lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	pliant lettuce
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).

pliant lettuce

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.