Alder leaf beetle vs Scottish Primrose

Agelastica alni compared with Primula scotica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Scottish Primrose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Primulaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Primula
Species	Agelastica alni	Primula scotica

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Scottish Primrose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Scottish 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.

Scottish Primrose

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.