Alder Spittlebug vs wild safflower

Aphrophora alni compared with Carthamus oxyacanthus

Key Differences

Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while wild safflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	wild safflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aphrophora	Carthamus
Species	Aphrophora alni	Carthamus oxyacanthus

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

wild safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	wild safflower
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 safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, India, Pakistan, and Sweden.

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.