Alder leaf beetle vs Four-colored Cuckoo-Bee

Agelastica alni compared with Bombus sylvestris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Four-colored Cuckoo-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	Bombus
Species	Agelastica alni	Bombus sylvestris

Evolutionary Relationship

Alder leaf beetle and Four-colored Cuckoo-Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Four-colored Cuckoo-Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Four-colored Cuckoo-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.

Four-colored Cuckoo-Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden