Alder Spittlebug vs smooth fanpetals

Aphrophora alni compared with Sida glabra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	smooth fanpetals
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Malvaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Sida
Species	Aphrophora alni	Sida glabra

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

smooth fanpetals

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	smooth fanpetals
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).

smooth fanpetals

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Comoros, Cuba, and Madagascar.

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.