Alder leaf beetle vs Mountain Mason Bee

Agelastica alni compared with Osmia inermis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Mountain Mason Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Megachilidae
Genus	Agelastica	Osmia
Species	Agelastica alni	Osmia inermis

Evolutionary Relationship

Alder leaf beetle and Mountain Mason Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

View Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Mason Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Mountain Mason Bee
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.

Mountain Mason Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, 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.