Alder leaf beetle vs Fawn Starweb

Agelastica alni compared with Asterostroma cervicolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Fawn Starweb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Agelastica	Asterostroma
Species	Agelastica alni	Asterostroma cervicolor

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Fawn Starweb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Fawn Starweb
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.

Fawn Starweb

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, and Sweden.

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.