Alder leaf beetle vs Dovre Hawkweed

Agelastica alni compared with Hieracium dovrense

Key Differences

Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Dovre Hawkweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Dovre Hawkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Agelastica	Hieracium
Species	Agelastica alni	Hieracium dovrense

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Dovre Hawkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Dovre Hawkweed
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.

Dovre Hawkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.