Alder leaf beetle vs Graceful Trillium

Agelastica alni compared with Trillium gracile

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Graceful Trillium is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Graceful Trillium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Trillium
Species	Agelastica alni	Trillium gracile

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Graceful Trillium

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Graceful Trillium
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.

Graceful Trillium

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.