Alder leaf beetle vs Purple Dead-Nettle

Agelastica alni compared with Lamium purpureum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alder leaf beetle Purple Dead-Nettle
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles) Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family Chrysomelidae Lamiaceae
Genus Agelastica Lamium
Species Agelastica alni Lamium purpureum

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Purple Dead-Nettle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alder leaf beetle Purple Dead-Nettle
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.

Purple Dead-Nettle

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, South Korea, Taiwan), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

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.

Purple Dead-Nettle

No description available.

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