Alder Spittlebug vs Maple

Aphrophora alni compared with Acer rubrum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Hemiptera (มวน)	Sapindales (อันดับเงาะ)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Acer
Species	Aphrophora alni	Acer rubrum

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Maple
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).

Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia), Europe (Belgium, Denmark, Norway), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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 4 countries:

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