Alder leaf beetle vs Warehouse pirate bug

Agelastica alni compared with Xylocoris flavipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Warehouse pirate bug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Anthocoridae
Genus	Agelastica	Xylocoris
Species	Agelastica alni	Xylocoris flavipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Alder leaf beetle and Warehouse pirate bug share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Warehouse pirate bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Warehouse pirate bug
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.

Warehouse pirate bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States