Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 676 No. 676 |

Aphrophora alni, the European Alder Spittle Bug, is a species belonging to the family Aphrophoridae.
Ancestry Graph
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arthropods("phylum: Arthropods"):::active
arthropods-->insects("class: Insects"):::active
insects-->true-hoppers("suborder: True Hoppers"):::active
true-hoppers==>alder-spittlebug(["species: Alder Spittlebug"]):::active
true-hoppers-.->delphacid-planthoppers("family: Delphacid Planthoppers")
true-hoppers-.->issid-planthoppers("family: Issid Planthoppers")
true-hoppers-.->typical-leafhoppers("family: Typical Leafhoppers")
click alder-spittlebug href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/true-hoppers/alder-spittlebug/"
click delphacid-planthoppers href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/true-hoppers/delphacid-planthoppers/"
click issid-planthoppers href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/true-hoppers/issid-planthoppers/"
click typical-leafhoppers href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/true-hoppers/typical-leafhoppers/"
click arthropods href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/"
click insects href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/"
click true-hoppers href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/true-hoppers/"
„Seasons“
Maria experiences how the seasons change and with them the natural balance of her habitat. These changes are gradual and some might only recognise them when it is already too late.