Alder leaf beetle vs Oxalide des Bermudes

Agelastica alni compared with Oxalis pes-caprae

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Oxalide des Bermudes is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Oxalide des Bermudes
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Oxalidaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Oxalis
Species	Agelastica alni	Oxalis pes-caprae

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Oxalide des Bermudes

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Oxalide des Bermudes
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.

Oxalide des Bermudes

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Morocco), Asia (8 countries), Europe (16 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.

Oxalide des Bermudes

The Bermuda buttercup (Oxalis pes-caprae) is a species in the genus Oxalis. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States