Alder Spittlebug vs Short Pipe-Wort

Aphrophora alni compared with Eriocaulon truncatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Short Pipe-Wort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Eriocaulaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Eriocaulon
Species	Aphrophora alni	Eriocaulon truncatum

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Short Pipe-Wort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Short Pipe-Wort
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).

Short Pipe-Wort

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Singapore, and Taiwan.

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.