Alder leaf beetle vs sorrel

Agelastica alni compared with Oxalis rosea

Key Differences

Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while sorrel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	sorrel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Oxalidaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Oxalis
Species	Agelastica alni	Oxalis rosea

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

sorrel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	sorrel
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.

sorrel

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India) and Europe (5 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.