Alder leaf beetle vs saline atriplex

Agelastica alni compared with Atriplex dioica

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while saline atriplex is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	saline atriplex
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Atriplex
Species	Agelastica alni	Atriplex dioica

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

saline atriplex

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	saline atriplex
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.

saline atriplex

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.