Alder Spittlebug vs prince's-vine

Aphrophora alni compared with Ipomoea horsfalliae

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while prince's-vine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	prince's-vine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Ipomoea
Species	Aphrophora alni	Ipomoea horsfalliae

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

prince's-vine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	prince's-vine
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).

prince's-vine

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, India, Japan, and Seychelles.

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.