Alder leaf beetle vs Goat Grass

Agelastica alni compared with Aegilops bicornis

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Goat Grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Goat Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Agelastica	Aegilops
Species	Agelastica alni	Aegilops bicornis

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Goat Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Goat Grass
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.

Goat Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in 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 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden