Alder leaf beetle vs Fetid Toadshade

Agelastica alni compared with Trillium foetidissimum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Fetid Toadshade
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Trillium
Species	Agelastica alni	Trillium foetidissimum

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Fetid Toadshade

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Fetid Toadshade
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.

Fetid Toadshade

Habitat

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

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.