Alder leaf beetle vs Norfolk Skullcap

Agelastica alni compared with Scutellaria hastifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Norfolk Skullcap
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	Scutellaria
Species	Agelastica alni	Scutellaria hastifolia

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Norfolk Skullcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Norfolk Skullcap
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.

Norfolk Skullcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.