Alder leaf beetle vs Cornflag

Agelastica alni compared with Gladiolus communis

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Cornflag is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Cornflag
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (besouro)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Gladiolus
Species	Agelastica alni	Gladiolus communis

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Cornflag

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Cornflag
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.

Cornflag

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (Dominican Republic, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Peru).

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States