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title: "Alder Spittlebug"
description: "Aphrophora alni — Insecten en spinnen. Aphrophora alni, the European alder spittle bug, is a species belonging to the family Aphrophoridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/alder-spittlebug
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Alder Spittlebug

> Aphrophora alni — Insecten en spinnen. Aphrophora alni, the European alder spittle bug, is a species belonging to the family Aphrophoridae.

- Scientific name: *Aphrophora alni*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 13575
- Wikidata: [Q1355576](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1355576)
- iNaturalist taxon: [213962](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/213962)

## Names

- en: Alder Spittlebug
- de: Erlenschaumzikade
- fr: Aphrophore de l'aulne
- pl: Pienik olchowiec

## Countries with the most observations

AT (1468), DE (1273), FR (989), GB (964), RU (533), FI (529), CA (326), PL (266), CZ (260), CH (207), DK (191), IT (187)

## Summary

Aphrophora alni, the European alder spittle bug, is a species belonging to the family Aphrophoridae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphrophora_alni

## Photo

![Alder Spittlebug](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/alder-spittlebug/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andreas Manz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/60113332

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/alder-spittlebug?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).