Alder Spittlebug vs Woolly Tea-tree

Aphrophora alni compared with Leptospermum lanigerum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Woolly Tea-tree
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	Leptospermum
Species	Aphrophora alni	Leptospermum lanigerum

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Woolly Tea-tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Woolly Tea-tree
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).

Woolly Tea-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.