Alder leaf beetle vs Root-headed Centaury

Agelastica alni compared with Centaurea rhizocalathium

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Root-headed Centaury is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Root-headed Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Agelastica	Centaurea
Species	Agelastica alni	Centaurea rhizocalathium

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Root-headed Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Root-headed Centaury
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.

Root-headed Centaury

Habitat

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

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.