Alder leaf beetle vs amarante réfléchie

Agelastica alni compared with Amaranthus retroflexus

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while amarante réfléchie is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	amarante réfléchie
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Amaranthus
Species	Agelastica alni	Amaranthus retroflexus

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

amarante réfléchie

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	amarante réfléchie
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.

amarante réfléchie

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (36 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).

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