Alder Spittlebug vs Yellow Prickle

Aphrophora alni compared with Zanthoxylum martinicense

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Yellow Prickle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Rutaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Zanthoxylum
Species	Aphrophora alni	Zanthoxylum martinicense

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Prickle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Yellow Prickle
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).

Yellow Prickle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.