Alder Spittlebug vs Grey-backed Mining Bee

Aphrophora alni compared with Andrena vaga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Grey-backed Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class same	Insecta (насекомые)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order	Hemiptera (полужесткокрылые)	Hymenoptera (перепончатокрылые)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Andrenidae
Genus	Aphrophora	Andrena
Species	Aphrophora alni	Andrena vaga

Evolutionary Relationship

Alder Spittlebug and Grey-backed Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (насекомые)

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Grey-backed Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Grey-backed Mining Bee
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).

Grey-backed Mining Bee

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden