Alder leaf beetle vs Lined Hooktail

Agelastica alni compared with Paragomphus lineatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Lined Hooktail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Agelastica	Paragomphus
Species	Agelastica alni	Paragomphus lineatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Alder leaf beetle and Lined Hooktail share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Lined Hooktail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Lined Hooktail
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.

Lined Hooktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.