Alder leaf beetle vs rose evening-primrose

Agelastica alni compared with Oenothera rosea

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while rose evening-primrose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	rose evening-primrose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Agelastica	Oenothera
Species	Agelastica alni	Oenothera rosea

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

rose evening-primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	rose evening-primrose
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.

rose evening-primrose

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (Guatemala), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden