Alder leaf beetle vs Western wallflower

Agelastica alni compared with Erysimum capitatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Western wallflower
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	Erysimum
Species	Agelastica alni	Erysimum capitatum

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Western wallflower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Western wallflower
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.

Western wallflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Mexico and 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.