Alder Spittlebug vs Queen sago

Aphrophora alni compared with Cycas circinalis

Key Differences

Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Queen sago is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Queen sago
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Cycas
Species	Aphrophora alni	Cycas circinalis

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Queen sago

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Queen sago
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).

Queen sago

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Marshall Islands, Portugal, South Africa, Taiwan, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered 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.