Alder leaf beetle vs Spiderwort

Agelastica alni compared with Tradescantia virginiana

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Spiderwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Spiderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Commelinaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Tradescantia
Species	Agelastica alni	Tradescantia virginiana

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Spiderwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Spiderwort
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.

Spiderwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Japan), Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Ecuador).

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States