Alder leaf beetle vs Wayside Pepperwort

Agelastica alni compared with Lepidium bipinnatifidum

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Wayside Pepperwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Wayside Pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Lepidium
Species	Agelastica alni	Lepidium bipinnatifidum

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Wayside Pepperwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Wayside Pepperwort
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.

Wayside Pepperwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Mexico.

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.