Alder leaf beetle vs Mediterranean Aegilops

Agelastica alni compared with Aegilops biuncialis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Mediterranean Aegilops
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Agelastica	Aegilops
Species	Agelastica alni	Aegilops biuncialis

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Mediterranean Aegilops

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Mediterranean Aegilops
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.

Mediterranean Aegilops

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across France and Slovenia.

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.