Alder Spittlebug vs Stemless Gentian

Aphrophora alni compared with Gentiana acaulis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Stemless Gentian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Gentianaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Gentiana
Species	Aphrophora alni	Gentiana acaulis

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Stemless Gentian

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Stemless Gentian
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).

Stemless Gentian

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

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.