Alder leaf beetle vs Irish Threadwort

Agelastica alni compared with Telaranea europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Irish Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Telaranea
Species	Agelastica alni	Telaranea europaea

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Irish Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Irish Threadwort
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.

Irish Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.