Alder leaf beetle vs Flavous Nomad Bee

Agelastica alni compared with Nomada flava

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Flavous Nomad Bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Flavous Nomad Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Agelastica	Nomada
Species	Agelastica alni	Nomada flava

Evolutionary Relationship

Alder leaf beetle and Flavous Nomad Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Flavous Nomad Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Flavous Nomad Bee
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.

Flavous Nomad Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden