Alder leaf beetle vs Great Crestwort

Agelastica alni compared with Lophocolea bispinosa

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Great Crestwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Great Crestwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Lophocoleaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Lophocolea
Species	Agelastica alni	Lophocolea bispinosa

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Great Crestwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Great Crestwort
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.

Great Crestwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway