Alder leaf beetle vs Forcipate Firetail

Agelastica alni compared with Telebasis versicolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Forcipate Firetail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Agelastica	Telebasis
Species	Agelastica alni	Telebasis versicolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Alder leaf beetle and Forcipate Firetail share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Forcipate Firetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Forcipate Firetail
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.

Forcipate Firetail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.