Alder leaf beetle vs bitter sneezeweed

Agelastica alni compared with Helenium amarum

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while bitter sneezeweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	bitter sneezeweed
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	Helenium
Species	Agelastica alni	Helenium amarum

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

bitter sneezeweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	bitter sneezeweed
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.

bitter sneezeweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Cuba, Norway, Sweden, and Uruguay.

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.

bitter sneezeweed

The Bitter sneezeweed (Helenium amarum) is a species in the genus Helenium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden