Alder leaf beetle vs Leafy Gagea

Agelastica alni compared with Gagea foliosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Leafy Gagea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Liliaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Gagea
Species	Agelastica alni	Gagea foliosa

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Leafy Gagea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Leafy Gagea
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.

Leafy Gagea

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.