Alder leaf beetle vs prairie phlox

Agelastica alni compared with Phlox pilosa

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while prairie phlox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	prairie phlox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Polemoniaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Phlox
Species	Agelastica alni	Phlox pilosa

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

prairie phlox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	prairie phlox
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.

prairie phlox

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.