Alder Spittlebug vs American Wormseed

Aphrophora alni compared with Dysphania ambrosioides

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while American Wormseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	American Wormseed
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Hemiptera (カメムシ目)	Caryophyllales (ナデシコ目)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Dysphania
Species	Aphrophora alni	Dysphania ambrosioides

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

American Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	American Wormseed
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).

American Wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (14 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji), and South America (7 countries).

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.

American Wormseed

The American Wormseed (Dysphania ambrosioides) is a species in the genus Dysphania. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States