Alder leaf beetle vs Marsh Rose

Agelastica alni compared with Rosa palustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Marsh Rose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Agelastica	Rosa (Roses)
Species	Agelastica alni	Rosa palustris

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Rose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Marsh Rose
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 Rose

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

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.