Alder leaf beetle vs Bladdernut

Agelastica alni compared with Staphylea pinnata

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Bladdernut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Bladdernut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Crossosomatales (Crossosomatales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Staphyleaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Staphylea
Species	Agelastica alni	Staphylea pinnata

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Bladdernut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Bladdernut
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.

Bladdernut

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

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.

Bladdernut

The Bladdernut (Staphylea pinnata) is a species in the genus Staphylea. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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