Alder leaf beetle vs alpine aster

Agelastica alni compared with Aster alpinus

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while alpine aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	alpine aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (besouro)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Agelastica	Aster
Species	Agelastica alni	Aster alpinus

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

alpine aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	alpine aster
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.

alpine aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, 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.

alpine aster

The Alpine aster (Aster alpinus) is a species in the genus Aster. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden