Alder leaf beetle vs Lesser Scalewort

Agelastica alni compared with Frullania microphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Lesser Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Frullania
Species	Agelastica alni	Frullania microphylla

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Lesser Scalewort
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.

Lesser Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and 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.