Alder leaf beetle vs deerberry

Agelastica alni compared with Maianthemum dilatatum

Key Differences

Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while deerberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	deerberry
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	Maianthemum
Species	Agelastica alni	Maianthemum dilatatum

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

deerberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	deerberry
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.

deerberry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Canada.

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.