Alder leaf beetle vs Large Yellow Feather-Moss

Agelastica alni compared with Drepanocladus turgescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Large Yellow Feather-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Amblystegiaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Drepanocladus
Species	Agelastica alni	Drepanocladus turgescens

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Large Yellow Feather-Moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Large Yellow Feather-Moss
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 Yellow Feather-Moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.