Alder leaf beetle vs Seaside Daisy

Agelastica alni compared with Erigeron glaucus

Key Differences

Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Seaside Daisy is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Seaside Daisy
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Agelastica	Erigeron
Species	Agelastica alni	Erigeron glaucus

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Seaside Daisy

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Seaside Daisy
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.

Seaside Daisy

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Ireland, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.