Alder leaf beetle vs Red Leskea

Agelastica alni compared with Orthothecium rufescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Red Leskea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Plagiotheciaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Orthothecium
Species	Agelastica alni	Orthothecium rufescens

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Red Leskea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Red Leskea
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 Leskea

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.