Alder leaf beetle vs Boatlily

Agelastica alni compared with Tradescantia spathacea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Boatlily
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Commelinaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Tradescantia
Species	Agelastica alni	Tradescantia spathacea

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Boatlily

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Boatlily
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.

Boatlily

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (Sweden), North America (11 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.

Boatlily

The Boatlily (Tradescantia spathacea) is a species in the genus Tradescantia. Native to Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Brazil.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States