Alder leaf beetle vs alpine scullcap

Agelastica alni compared with Scutellaria alpina

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while alpine scullcap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	alpine scullcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Scutellaria
Species	Agelastica alni	Scutellaria alpina

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

alpine scullcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	alpine scullcap
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.

alpine scullcap

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across 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.

alpine scullcap

The Alpine scullcap (Scutellaria alpina) is a species in the genus Scutellaria. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden