Alder leaf beetle vs Red Alder

Agelastica alni compared with Alnus rubra

Key Differences

Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Red Alder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Red Alder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Betulaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Alnus
Species	Agelastica alni	Alnus rubra

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Red Alder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Red Alder
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.

Red Alder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.