Alder leaf beetle vs willow-weed

Agelastica alni compared with Persicaria decipiens

Key Differences

Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while willow-weed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	willow-weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Persicaria
Species	Agelastica alni	Persicaria decipiens

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

willow-weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	willow-weed
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.

willow-weed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Guinea, Madagascar, and Norway.

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.