Alder Spittlebug vs Eastern Amberwing

Aphrophora alni compared with Perithemis tenera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Eastern Amberwing
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	Libellulidae
Genus	Aphrophora	Perithemis
Species	Aphrophora alni	Perithemis tenera

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Amberwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Eastern Amberwing
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).

Eastern Amberwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and United States.

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