Alder leaf beetle vs Pontic Seseli

Agelastica alni compared with Seseli ponticum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Pontic Seseli
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	Seseli
Species	Agelastica alni	Seseli ponticum

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Pontic Seseli

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Pontic Seseli
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.

Pontic Seseli

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.