Alder leaf beetle vs Millileaf Spiderhead

Agelastica alni compared with Serruria millefolia

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Millileaf Spiderhead is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Millileaf Spiderhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Serruria
Species	Agelastica alni	Serruria millefolia

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Millileaf Spiderhead

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Millileaf Spiderhead
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.

Millileaf Spiderhead

Habitat

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

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.