Alder Spittlebug vs Western Yellow-pine

Aphrophora alni compared with Pinus ponderosa

Key Differences

  • Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Western Yellow-pine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alder Spittlebug Western Yellow-pine
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class Insecta (Insects) Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order Hemiptera (Hemiptera) Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family Aphrophoridae Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus Aphrophora Pinus (Pines)
Species Aphrophora alni Pinus ponderosa

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Western Yellow-pine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alder Spittlebug Western Yellow-pine
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).

Western Yellow-pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Turkey), Europe (10 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil).

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.

Western Yellow-pine

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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