Alder Spittlebug vs yellow squash pepper

Aphrophora alni compared with Capsicum chinense

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while yellow squash pepper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	yellow squash pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Solanaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Capsicum
Species	Aphrophora alni	Capsicum chinense

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

yellow squash pepper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	yellow squash pepper
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 squash pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Burkina Faso, and Colombia.

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.