Alder leaf beetle vs pale moonwort

Agelastica alni compared with Botrychium pallidum

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while pale moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	pale moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Botrychium
Species	Agelastica alni	Botrychium pallidum

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

pale moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	pale moonwort
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.

pale moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.