Alder Spittlebug vs Shoebutton

Aphrophora alni compared with Ardisia elliptica

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Shoebutton is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Shoebutton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Primulaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Ardisia
Species	Aphrophora alni	Ardisia elliptica

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Shoebutton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Shoebutton
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).

Shoebutton

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Norway), North America (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States