Alder leaf beetle vs Mountain Tea

Agelastica alni compared with Sideritis hyssopifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Mountain Tea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Sideritis
Species	Agelastica alni	Sideritis hyssopifolia

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Tea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Mountain Tea
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 Tea

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.