Alder Spittlebug vs Wild Asparagus

Aphrophora alni compared with Asparagus acutifolius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Wild Asparagus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Asparagus
Species	Aphrophora alni	Asparagus acutifolius

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Wild Asparagus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Wild Asparagus
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).

Wild Asparagus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Poland, and Portugal.

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.