Alder Spittlebug vs Trailing crabgrass

Aphrophora alni compared with Digitaria radicosa

Key Differences

Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Trailing crabgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Trailing crabgrass
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	Digitaria
Species	Aphrophora alni	Digitaria radicosa

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Trailing crabgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Trailing crabgrass
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).

Trailing crabgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Comoros, Madagascar, Singapore, Tonga, 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.