Alder leaf beetle vs Orange Chervil

Agelastica alni compared with Chaerophyllum aurantiacum

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Orange Chervil is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Orange Chervil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Apiaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Chaerophyllum
Species	Agelastica alni	Chaerophyllum aurantiacum

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Orange Chervil

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Orange Chervil
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.

Orange Chervil

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.