Erlenblattkäfer vs Stinging Nettle Tree

Agelastica alni compared with Dendrocnide harveyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Erlenblattkäfer	Stinging Nettle Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Rosales (Rosenartige)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Urticaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Dendrocnide
Species	Agelastica alni	Dendrocnide harveyi

Conservation Status

Erlenblattkäfer

LC — Least Concern

Stinging Nettle Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Erlenblattkäfer	Stinging Nettle Tree
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.

Stinging Nettle Tree

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.