Alder leaf beetle vs Golden Chervil

Agelastica alni compared with Chaerophyllum aureum

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Golden Chervil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Golden Chervil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Apiaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Chaerophyllum
Species	Agelastica alni	Chaerophyllum aureum

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Golden Chervil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Golden Chervil
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.

Golden Chervil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries).

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