Alder Spittlebug vs scarlet peony

Aphrophora alni compared with Paeonia peregrina

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while scarlet peony is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	scarlet peony
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Paeoniaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Paeonia
Species	Aphrophora alni	Paeonia peregrina

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

scarlet peony

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	scarlet peony
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).

scarlet peony

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Croatia and Slovakia.

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.