Alder leaf beetle vs rusty foxglove

Agelastica alni compared with Digitalis ferruginea

Key Differences

Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while rusty foxglove is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	rusty foxglove
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Digitalis
Species	Agelastica alni	Digitalis ferruginea

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

rusty foxglove

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	rusty foxglove
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.

rusty foxglove

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Austria, Belgium, and Poland.

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.