Alder leaf beetle vs rounded rustwort

Agelastica alni compared with Marsupella sparsifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	rounded rustwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Marsupella
Species	Agelastica alni	Marsupella sparsifolia

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

rounded rustwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	rounded rustwort
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.

rounded rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.