Alder Spittlebug vs Tree aenium

Aphrophora alni compared with Aeonium arboreum

Key Differences

Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Tree aenium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Tree aenium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Crassulaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Aeonium
Species	Aphrophora alni	Aeonium arboreum

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Tree aenium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Tree aenium
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).

Tree aenium

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (Cyprus, India), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Peru).

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.