Alder Spittlebug vs yellow-stringybark

Aphrophora alni compared with Eucalyptus muelleriana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	yellow-stringybark
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	Eucalyptus
Species	Aphrophora alni	Eucalyptus muelleriana

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

yellow-stringybark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	yellow-stringybark
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-stringybark

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and South Africa.

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.