Alder leaf beetle vs herbe de Vasey

Agelastica alni compared with Paspalum urvillei

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while herbe de Vasey is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	herbe de Vasey
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Agelastica	Paspalum
Species	Agelastica alni	Paspalum urvillei

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

herbe de Vasey

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	herbe de Vasey
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.

herbe de Vasey

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (Portugal, Spain), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

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 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States