Alder leaf beetle vs yellow broomrape

Agelastica alni compared with Orobanche lutea

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while yellow broomrape is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	yellow broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Orobanche
Species	Agelastica alni	Orobanche lutea

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

yellow broomrape

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	yellow broomrape
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.

yellow broomrape

Habitat

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

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.