Alder Spittlebug vs Mountain Pine

Aphrophora alni compared with Pinus uncinata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Mountain Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Insecta (böcek)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Hemiptera (Yarım kanatlılar)	Pinales (İğne yapraklılar)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Aphrophora	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Aphrophora alni	Pinus uncinata

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Mountain Pine
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).

Mountain Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.