Alder leaf beetle vs white veratrum

Agelastica alni compared with Veratrum album

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while white veratrum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	white veratrum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Veratrum
Species	Agelastica alni	Veratrum album

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

white veratrum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	white veratrum
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.

white veratrum

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

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 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden