Alder leaf beetle vs Staggerweed

Agelastica alni compared with Dicentra eximia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Staggerweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Papaveraceae
Genus	Agelastica	Dicentra
Species	Agelastica alni	Dicentra eximia

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Staggerweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Staggerweed
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.

Staggerweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Sweden, United Kingdom, and United States.

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.