Alder leaf beetle vs Dilated Scalewort

Agelastica alni compared with Frullania dilatata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Dilated Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Frullania
Species	Agelastica alni	Frullania dilatata

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Dilated Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Dilated Scalewort
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.

Dilated Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries).

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.