Alder Spittlebug vs Spreading Cotoneaster

Aphrophora alni compared with Cotoneaster divaricatus

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Spreading Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Spreading Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Hemiptera (มวน)	Rosales (อันดับกุหลาบ)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Aphrophora	Cotoneaster
Species	Aphrophora alni	Cotoneaster divaricatus

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Spreading Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Spreading Cotoneaster
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).

Spreading Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States