Alder leaf beetle vs botryche de Mingan

Agelastica alni compared with Botrychium minganense

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while botryche de Mingan is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	botryche de Mingan
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Polypodiopsida (Filicopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Botrychium
Species	Agelastica alni	Botrychium minganense

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

botryche de Mingan

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	botryche de Mingan
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.

botryche de Mingan

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, 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 3 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States