Alder Spittlebug vs prairie cup grass

Aphrophora alni compared with Eriochloa contracta

Key Differences

Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while prairie cup grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	prairie cup grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Aphrophora	Eriochloa
Species	Aphrophora alni	Eriochloa contracta

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

prairie cup grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	prairie cup grass
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).

prairie cup grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Greece, Japan, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.