Alder Spittlebug vs Red Cedar

Aphrophora alni compared with Toona sureni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Red Cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Meliaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Toona
Species	Aphrophora alni	Toona sureni

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Red Cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Red Cedar
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 Cedar

Habitat

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

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.