Alder leaf beetle vs Tansy Flat-body

Agelastica alni compared with Depressaria emeritella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Tansy Flat-body
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)
Class same	Insecta (حشرات)	Insecta (حشرات)
Order	Coleoptera (خنفساء)	Lepidoptera (حرشفيات الأجنحة)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Depressariidae
Genus	Agelastica	Depressaria
Species	Agelastica alni	Depressaria emeritella

Evolutionary Relationship

Alder leaf beetle and Tansy Flat-body share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (حشرات)

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Tansy Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Tansy Flat-body
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder leaf beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Tansy Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Alder leaf beetle

The Alder leaf beetle (Agelastica alni) is a species in the genus Agelastica. 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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden