Alder Spittlebug vs storax

Aphrophora alni compared with Styrax officinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	storax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Styracaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Styrax
Species	Aphrophora alni	Styrax officinalis

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

storax

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	storax
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).

storax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Portugal, 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.