Alder leaf beetle vs star-thistle

Agelastica alni compared with Centaurea calcitrapa

Key Differences

Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while star-thistle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	star-thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Coleoptera (コウチュウ目)	Asterales (キク目)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Agelastica	Centaurea
Species	Agelastica alni	Centaurea calcitrapa

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

star-thistle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	star-thistle
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.

star-thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (18 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

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.