Alder leaf beetle vs Pasture hawksbeard

Agelastica alni compared with Crepis pannonica

Key Differences

Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Pasture hawksbeard is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Pasture hawksbeard
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Agelastica	Crepis
Species	Agelastica alni	Crepis pannonica

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Pasture hawksbeard

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Pasture hawksbeard
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.

Pasture hawksbeard

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.