Alder leaf beetle vs large pheasant's-eye

Agelastica alni compared with Adonis flammea

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while large pheasant's-eye is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	large pheasant's-eye
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Adonis
Species	Agelastica alni	Adonis flammea

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

large pheasant's-eye

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	large pheasant's-eye
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.

large pheasant's-eye

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 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