Alder leaf beetle vs foothill flat sedge

Agelastica alni compared with Cyperus amabilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	foothill flat sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (böcek)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Kın kanatlılar)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Cyperus
Species	Agelastica alni	Cyperus amabilis

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

foothill flat sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	foothill flat 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.

foothill flat sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Guinea, Madagascar), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.