Alder leaf beetle vs Tufted Sedge

Agelastica alni compared with Bulbostylis lichtensteiniana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Tufted Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Bulbostylis
Species	Agelastica alni	Bulbostylis lichtensteiniana

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Tufted Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Tufted Sedge
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.

Tufted Sedge

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.