Alder Spittlebug vs Prickly Featherwort

Aphrophora alni compared with Plagiochila spinulosa

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Prickly Featherwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Prickly Featherwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Plagiochilaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Plagiochila
Species	Aphrophora alni	Plagiochila spinulosa

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Featherwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Prickly Featherwort
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).

Prickly Featherwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 3 countries:

🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden