Alder leaf beetle vs Serradella

Agelastica alni compared with Ornithopus sativus

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Serradella is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Serradella
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Ornithopus
Species	Agelastica alni	Ornithopus sativus

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Serradella

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Serradella
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.

Serradella

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, Japan, Mongolia), Europe (18 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States