Alder leaf beetle vs purple dropseed

Agelastica alni compared with Sporobolus purpurascens

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while purple dropseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	purple dropseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Agelastica	Sporobolus
Species	Agelastica alni	Sporobolus purpurascens

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

purple dropseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	purple dropseed
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 dropseed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.