Alder Spittlebug vs Spiderwort

Aphrophora alni compared with Tradescantia virginiana

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Spiderwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Spiderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Commelinaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Tradescantia
Species	Aphrophora alni	Tradescantia virginiana

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Spiderwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Spiderwort
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).

Spiderwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Japan), Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Ecuador).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States