Alder leaf beetle vs yellow prairie violet

Agelastica alni compared with Viola nuttallii

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while yellow prairie violet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	yellow prairie violet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Violaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Viola
Species	Agelastica alni	Viola nuttallii

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

yellow prairie violet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	yellow prairie violet
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 prairie violet

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.