Alder leaf beetle vs shining scabious

Agelastica alni compared with Scabiosa lucida

Key Differences

Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while shining scabious is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	shining scabious
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Scabiosa
Species	Agelastica alni	Scabiosa lucida

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

shining scabious

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	shining scabious
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.

shining scabious

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Belgium.

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.