Alder leaf beetle vs ashy sunflower

Agelastica alni compared with Helianthus mollis

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while ashy sunflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	ashy sunflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Agelastica	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Agelastica alni	Helianthus mollis

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

ashy sunflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	ashy sunflower
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.

ashy sunflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Austria, Canada, 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.

ashy sunflower

Ashy sunflower (Helianthus mollis) is a species in the genus Helianthus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden