Alder leaf beetle vs Tall Webcap

Agelastica alni compared with Cortinarius elatior

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Tall Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Fungi (грибы)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)
Order	Coleoptera (жесткокрылые)	Agaricales (агариковые)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Cortinarius
Species	Agelastica alni	Cortinarius elatior

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Tall Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Tall Webcap
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.

Tall Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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