Alder Spittlebug vs Three-Spotted Pink

Aphrophora alni compared with Dianthus tripunctatus

Key Differences

Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Three-Spotted Pink is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Three-Spotted Pink
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Dianthus
Species	Aphrophora alni	Dianthus tripunctatus

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Three-Spotted Pink

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Three-Spotted Pink
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).

Three-Spotted Pink

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Portugal and United States.

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.