Alder leaf beetle vs dwarf milkweed

Agelastica alni compared with Asclepias ovalifolia

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while dwarf milkweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	dwarf milkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Asclepias
Species	Agelastica alni	Asclepias ovalifolia

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

dwarf milkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	dwarf milkweed
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.

dwarf milkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.