Alder leaf beetle vs Red Campion

Agelastica alni compared with Silene dioica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alder leaf beetle Red Campion
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Chrysomelidae Caryophyllaceae
Genus Agelastica Silene
Species Agelastica alni Silene dioica

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Red Campion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alder leaf beetle Red Campion
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 Campion

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Red Campion

No description available.

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