Alder Spittlebug vs Fern Palm

Aphrophora alni compared with Cycas revoluta

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Fern Palm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Fern Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Cycas
Species	Aphrophora alni	Cycas revoluta

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Fern Palm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Fern Palm
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).

Fern Palm

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States