Alder leaf beetle vs Szowitz's Chickweed

Agelastica alni compared with Cerastium szowitsii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Szowitz's Chickweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Cerastium
Species	Agelastica alni	Cerastium szowitsii

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Szowitz's Chickweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Szowitz's Chickweed
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.

Szowitz's Chickweed

Habitat

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

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.