Alder Spittlebug vs Spiked pepper

Aphrophora alni compared with Piper aduncum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Spiked pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Piperales (Piperales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Piperaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Piper
Species	Aphrophora alni	Piper aduncum

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Spiked pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Spiked pepper
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).

Spiked pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Tanzania), Asia (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.