Alder leaf beetle vs round-leaf lavender

Agelastica alni compared with Lavandula rotundifolia

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while round-leaf lavender is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	round-leaf lavender
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Lavandula
Species	Agelastica alni	Lavandula rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

round-leaf lavender

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	round-leaf lavender
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.

round-leaf lavender

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.