Alder leaf beetle vs marsh Labrador tea

Agelastica alni compared with Rhododendron tomentosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	marsh Labrador tea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Rhododendron
Species	Agelastica alni	Rhododendron tomentosum

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

marsh Labrador tea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	marsh Labrador tea
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.

marsh Labrador tea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Finland, 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.