Alder Spittlebug vs spreading fantails

Aphrophora alni compared with Sida abutifolia

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while spreading fantails is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	spreading fantails
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 abutifolia

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

spreading fantails

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	spreading fantails
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).

spreading fantails

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and 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.