Alder leaf beetle vs midwestern arrowhead

Agelastica alni compared with Sagittaria brevirostra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	midwestern arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Agelastica	Sagittaria
Species	Agelastica alni	Sagittaria brevirostra

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

midwestern arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	midwestern arrowhead
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.

midwestern arrowhead

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia and Canada.

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.