Alder Bent-wing vs Alder leaf beetle

Bucculatrix cidarella compared with Agelastica alni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Bent-wing	Alder leaf beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Bucculatricidae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Bucculatrix	Agelastica
Species	Bucculatrix cidarella	Agelastica alni

Evolutionary Relationship

Alder Bent-wing and Alder leaf beetle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Alder Bent-wing

LC — Least Concern

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Bent-wing	Alder leaf beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder Bent-wing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Alder leaf beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Alder Bent-wing

The Alder Bent-wing (Bucculatrix cidarella) is a species in the genus Bucculatrix. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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