Alder Spittlebug vs Lindenleaf sage

Aphrophora alni compared with Salvia tiliifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Lindenleaf sage
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (полужесткокрылые)	Lamiales (ясноткоцветные)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Salvia
Species	Aphrophora alni	Salvia tiliifolia

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Lindenleaf sage

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Lindenleaf sage
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).

Lindenleaf sage

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, South Africa), Asia (China), Europe (France), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

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.