Alder leaf beetle vs slender-fruit saltbush

Agelastica alni compared with Atriplex leptocarpa

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while slender-fruit saltbush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	slender-fruit saltbush
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 leptocarpa

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

slender-fruit saltbush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	slender-fruit saltbush
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.

slender-fruit saltbush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Sweden, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden