Alder leaf beetle vs Horse Mint

Agelastica alni compared with Mentha longifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Horse Mint
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Mentha
Species	Agelastica alni	Mentha longifolia

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Horse Mint

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Horse Mint
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.

Horse Mint

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Guinea and Norway.

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.