Alder Spittlebug vs hortensias

Aphrophora alni compared with Hydrangea macrophylla

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while hortensias is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	hortensias
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Hydrangeaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Hydrangea
Species	Aphrophora alni	Hydrangea macrophylla

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

hortensias

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	hortensias
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).

hortensias

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (10 countries), North America (Guatemala), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden