Alder leaf beetle vs Dancing Dropwing

Agelastica alni compared with Trithemis pallidinervis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Dancing Dropwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Agelastica	Trithemis
Species	Agelastica alni	Trithemis pallidinervis

Evolutionary Relationship

Alder leaf beetle and Dancing Dropwing share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Dancing Dropwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Dancing Dropwing
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.

Dancing Dropwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.