Alder leaf beetle vs Dark Pincertail

Agelastica alni compared with Onychogomphus assimilis

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Dark Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Dark Pincertail
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	Gomphidae
Genus	Agelastica	Onychogomphus
Species	Agelastica alni	Onychogomphus assimilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Dark Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Dark Pincertail
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.

Dark Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.