Alder Spittlebug vs tropical flat sedge

Aphrophora alni compared with Cyperus surinamensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	tropical flat sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Liliopsida (лилиопсиды)
Order	Hemiptera (полужесткокрылые)	Poales (злакоцветные)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Cyperus
Species	Aphrophora alni	Cyperus surinamensis

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

tropical flat sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	tropical flat sedge
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).

tropical flat sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), 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.