Alder Spittlebug vs Staggerweed

Aphrophora alni compared with Dicentra eximia

Key Differences

Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Staggerweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Staggerweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Papaveraceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Dicentra
Species	Aphrophora alni	Dicentra eximia

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Staggerweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Staggerweed
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).

Staggerweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Sweden, United Kingdom, 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.