Alder Spittlebug vs Starfruit

Aphrophora alni compared with Damasonium alisma

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Starfruit is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Starfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Alismataceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Damasonium
Species	Aphrophora alni	Damasonium alisma

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Starfruit

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Starfruit
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).

Starfruit

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, flooded grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Egypt and Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.