Alder Spittlebug vs Spathulate Botrychium

Aphrophora alni compared with Botrychium spathulatum

Key Differences

Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Spathulate Botrychium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Spathulate Botrychium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Botrychium
Species	Aphrophora alni	Botrychium spathulatum

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Spathulate Botrychium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Spathulate Botrychium
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).

Spathulate Botrychium

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, 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.