Erlenblattkäfer vs Neglected Sunflower

Agelastica alni compared with Helianthus neglectus

Key Differences

• Erlenblattkäfer is Least Concern while Neglected Sunflower is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Erlenblattkäfer	Neglected Sunflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Asterales (Asternartige)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Agelastica	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Agelastica alni	Helianthus neglectus

Conservation Status

Erlenblattkäfer

LC — Least Concern

Neglected Sunflower

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Erlenblattkäfer	Neglected Sunflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Erlenblattkäfer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Neglected Sunflower

Habitat

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

Erlenblattkäfer

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.