Alder Spittlebug vs Custard Apple

Aphrophora alni compared with Annona reticulata

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Custard Apple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Custard Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (böcek)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Yarım kanatlılar)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Annonaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Annona
Species	Aphrophora alni	Annona reticulata

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Custard Apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Custard Apple
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).

Custard Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Bolivia, 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.