Alder leaf beetle vs Crested goosefoot

Agelastica alni compared with Dysphania cristata

Key Differences

Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Crested goosefoot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Crested goosefoot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Dysphania
Species	Agelastica alni	Dysphania cristata

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Crested goosefoot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Crested goosefoot
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.

Crested goosefoot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Sweden, and United States.

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.