Alder leaf beetle vs Jointed Charlock

Agelastica alni compared with Raphanus raphanistrum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alder leaf beetle Jointed Charlock
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles) Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family Chrysomelidae Brassicaceae
Genus Agelastica Raphanus
Species Agelastica alni Raphanus raphanistrum

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Jointed Charlock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alder leaf beetle Jointed Charlock
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.

Jointed Charlock

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (17 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (7 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.

Jointed Charlock

No description available.

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