Alder Spittlebug vs silver nailroot

Aphrophora alni compared with Paronychia argentea

Key Differences

Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while silver nailroot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	silver nailroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Paronychia
Species	Aphrophora alni	Paronychia argentea

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

silver nailroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	silver nailroot
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).

silver nailroot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, and Sweden.

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.