Alder leaf beetle vs few-seed draba

Agelastica alni compared with Draba oligosperma

Key Differences

Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while few-seed draba is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	few-seed draba
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Draba
Species	Agelastica alni	Draba oligosperma

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

few-seed draba

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	few-seed draba
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.

few-seed draba

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.