Alder leaf beetle vs Sorghum

Agelastica alni compared with Sorghum arundinaceum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Sorghum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Agelastica	Sorghum
Species	Agelastica alni	Sorghum arundinaceum

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Sorghum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Sorghum
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.

Sorghum

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (India, Timor-Leste), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States