Alder leaf beetle vs Narrow-Leaf Goosefoot

Agelastica alni compared with Chenopodium leptophyllum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Narrow-Leaf Goosefoot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Chenopodium
Species	Agelastica alni	Chenopodium leptophyllum

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Narrow-Leaf Goosefoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Narrow-Leaf Goosefoot
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.

Narrow-Leaf Goosefoot

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.