Alder leaf beetle vs Prickly-flower Cyanea

Agelastica alni compared with Cyanea aculeatiflora

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Prickly-flower Cyanea is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Prickly-flower Cyanea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Scyphozoa (Scyphozoa)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Semaeostomeae (Semaeostomeae)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Cyaneidae
Genus	Agelastica	Cyanea
Species	Agelastica alni	Cyanea aculeatiflora

Evolutionary Relationship

Alder leaf beetle and Prickly-flower Cyanea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Prickly-flower Cyanea

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Prickly-flower Cyanea
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.

Prickly-flower Cyanea

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.