Alder leaf beetle vs Spicy Caps

Agelastica alni compared with Caladenia dimorpha

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Spicy Caps
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Orchidaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Caladenia
Species	Agelastica alni	Caladenia dimorpha

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Spicy Caps

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Spicy Caps
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.

Spicy Caps

Habitat

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

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.