Alder leaf beetle vs Wall Hawkweed

Agelastica alni compared with Hieracium pulmonarioides

Key Differences

Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Wall Hawkweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Wall Hawkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Agelastica	Hieracium
Species	Agelastica alni	Hieracium pulmonarioides

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Wall Hawkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Wall Hawkweed
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.

Wall Hawkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.