Alder Spittlebug vs Sweet Trillium

Aphrophora alni compared with Trillium vaseyi

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Sweet Trillium is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Sweet Trillium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Trillium
Species	Aphrophora alni	Trillium vaseyi

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Sweet Trillium

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Sweet Trillium
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 Trillium

Habitat

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

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.