Alder leaf beetle vs Persistent Trillium

Agelastica alni compared with Trillium persistens

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Persistent Trillium is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Persistent Trillium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Trillium
Species	Agelastica alni	Trillium persistens

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Persistent Trillium

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Persistent Trillium
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.

Persistent Trillium

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.