Alder leaf beetle vs Long-Stalked Sedge

Agelastica alni compared with Carex pedunculata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Long-Stalked Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Liliopsida (лилиопсиды)
Order	Coleoptera (жесткокрылые)	Poales (злакоцветные)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Carex
Species	Agelastica alni	Carex pedunculata

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Long-Stalked Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Long-Stalked Sedge
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.

Long-Stalked Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.

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.