Alder Spittlebug vs Slender centaury

Aphrophora alni compared with Centaurium tenuiflorum

Key Differences

Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Slender centaury is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Slender centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Gentianaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Centaurium
Species	Aphrophora alni	Centaurium tenuiflorum

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Slender centaury

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Slender centaury
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).

Slender centaury

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Japan, Portugal, and United States.

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.