Alder leaf beetle vs Small shell ginger

Agelastica alni compared with Alpinia mutica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Small shell ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (coleópteros)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Alpinia
Species	Agelastica alni	Alpinia mutica

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Small shell ginger
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.

Small shell ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in United States.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States