Alder leaf beetle vs Triangulate Bud Spider

Agelastica alni compared with Steatoda triangulosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Triangulate Bud Spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Theridiidae
Genus	Agelastica	Steatoda
Species	Agelastica alni	Steatoda triangulosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Alder leaf beetle and Triangulate Bud Spider share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Triangulate Bud Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Triangulate Bud Spider
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.

Triangulate Bud Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found across Europe (28 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

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