Alder leaf beetle vs Hard Sea Rush

Agelastica alni compared with Juncus rigidus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Hard Sea Rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Juncaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Juncus
Species	Agelastica alni	Juncus rigidus

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Hard Sea Rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Hard Sea Rush
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.

Hard Sea Rush

Habitat

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

Range

Found in France.

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.