Alder leaf beetle vs Cusick camas

Agelastica alni compared with Camassia cusickii

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Cusick camas is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Cusick camas
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Camassia
Species	Agelastica alni	Camassia cusickii

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Cusick camas

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Cusick camas
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.

Cusick camas

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden