Alder leaf beetle vs Dagger Hakea

Agelastica alni compared with Hakea teretifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Dagger Hakea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Hakea
Species	Agelastica alni	Hakea teretifolia

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Dagger Hakea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Dagger Hakea
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.

Dagger Hakea

Habitat

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

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.