Alder leaf beetle vs mélilote des moissons

Agelastica alni compared with Melilotus sulcatus

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while mélilote des moissons is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	mélilote des moissons
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Melilotus
Species	Agelastica alni	Melilotus sulcatus

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

mélilote des moissons

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	mélilote des moissons
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.

mélilote des moissons

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (14 countries) and North America (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 5 countries:

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