Alder Spittlebug vs Wild Pimento

Aphrophora alni compared with Pimenta jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Wild Pimento is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Wild Pimento
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Pimenta
Species	Aphrophora alni	Pimenta jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Wild Pimento

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Wild Pimento
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 Pimento

Habitat

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

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.