Alder leaf beetle vs French snowflake

Agelastica alni compared with Acis nicaeensis

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while French snowflake is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	French snowflake
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Acis
Species	Agelastica alni	Acis nicaeensis

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

French snowflake

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	French snowflake
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.

French snowflake

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.