Alder Spittlebug vs sweet tanglehead

Aphrophora alni compared with Heteropogon melanocarpus

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while sweet tanglehead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	sweet tanglehead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Aphrophora	Heteropogon
Species	Aphrophora alni	Heteropogon melanocarpus

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

sweet tanglehead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	sweet tanglehead
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).

sweet tanglehead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Burkina Faso, Colombia, and Guinea.

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.