Alder Spittlebug vs maçarico-pintado

Aphrophora alni compared with Actitis macularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	maçarico-pintado
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Aves (ave)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Scolopacidae
Genus	Aphrophora	Actitis
Species	Aphrophora alni	Actitis macularius

Evolutionary Relationship

Alder Spittlebug and maçarico-pintado share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

maçarico-pintado

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	maçarico-pintado
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).

maçarico-pintado

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

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.

maçarico-pintado

O Macarico-Pintado (Actitis macularius) esta classificado como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Amplamente distribuido e abundante em sua area de ocorrencia, com populacoes estaveis e sem preocupacoes imediatas de conservacao.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

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