Alder Spittlebug vs Spike Lavendar

Aphrophora alni compared with Lavandula latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Spike Lavendar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Lavandula
Species	Aphrophora alni	Lavandula latifolia

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Spike Lavendar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Spike Lavendar
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).

Spike Lavendar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Croatia, Norway, Portugal, and Slovenia.

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.