Alder Spittlebug vs ten-commandments

Aphrophora alni compared with Maranta leuconeura

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while ten-commandments is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	ten-commandments
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Marantaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Maranta
Species	Aphrophora alni	Maranta leuconeura

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

ten-commandments

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	ten-commandments
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).

ten-commandments

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Seychelles, and South Africa.

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.