Alder Spittlebug vs Blue Featherleg

Aphrophora alni compared with Platycnemis pennipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Blue Featherleg
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class same	Insecta (昆虫)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Hemiptera (カメムシ目)	Odonata (蜻蛉目)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Platycnemididae
Genus	Aphrophora	Platycnemis
Species	Aphrophora alni	Platycnemis pennipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Alder Spittlebug and Blue Featherleg share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (昆虫)

表示 Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Blue Featherleg

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Blue Featherleg
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).

Blue Featherleg

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Blue Featherleg

ヨーロッパから西アジアにかけての静水および緩流の淡水生息地に生息する中型のイトトンボで、ブルーフェザーレッグ（Platycnemis pennipes）は求愛ディスプレイ中に振り動かすオスの後脚の脛骨の羽毛状の縁取りから命名されました。オスは薄い青色、メスはオリーブグリーン色を示します。抽水植物に止まり、河川環境の水質の良い指標種です。水質汚染と農業の集約化により、一部の地域で個体数が減少しています。