Alder leaf beetle vs parrot pitcherplant

Agelastica alni compared with Sarracenia psittacina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	parrot pitcherplant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Sarraceniaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Sarracenia
Species	Agelastica alni	Sarracenia psittacina

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

parrot pitcherplant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	parrot pitcherplant
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.

parrot pitcherplant

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.