Alder leaf beetle vs black-bindweed

Agelastica alni compared with Dioscorea communis

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while black-bindweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	black-bindweed
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)
Order	Coleoptera (コウチュウ目)	Dioscoreales (ヤマノイモ目)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Dioscorea
Species	Agelastica alni	Dioscorea communis

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

black-bindweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	black-bindweed
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.

black-bindweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Sweden.

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.

black-bindweed

The Black-bindweed (Dioscorea communis) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden