Alder leaf beetle vs Four-Lined Silverfish

Agelastica alni compared with Ctenolepisma lineata

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Four-Lined Silverfish is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Four-Lined Silverfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class same	Insecta (insecte)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Lepismatidae
Genus	Agelastica	Ctenolepisma
Species	Agelastica alni	Ctenolepisma lineata

Evolutionary Relationship

Alder leaf beetle and Four-Lined Silverfish share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (insecte)

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Four-Lined Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Four-Lined Silverfish
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.

Four-Lined Silverfish

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and 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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States