Alder Spittlebug vs Duckweed

Aphrophora alni compared with Lemna aequinoctialis

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Duckweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Liliopsida (лилиопсиды)
Order	Hemiptera (полужесткокрылые)	Alismatales (частухоцветные)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Araceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Lemna
Species	Aphrophora alni	Lemna aequinoctialis

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Duckweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Duckweed
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).

Duckweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Chad, Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), 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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States