Alder Spittlebug vs Red Alder

Aphrophora alni compared with Alnus rubra

Key Differences

Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Red Alder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Red Alder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Betulaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Alnus
Species	Aphrophora alni	Alnus rubra

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Red Alder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Red Alder
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).

Red Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.