Alder Spittlebug vs star-thistle

Aphrophora alni compared with Centaurea calcitrapa

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while star-thistle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	star-thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Hemiptera (มวน)	Asterales (อันดับทานตะวัน)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aphrophora	Centaurea
Species	Aphrophora alni	Centaurea calcitrapa

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

star-thistle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	star-thistle
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).

star-thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (18 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

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 6 countries:

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