Alder leaf beetle vs Lead-Coloured Sedge

Agelastica alni compared with Carex livida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Lead-Coloured 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	Carex
Species	Agelastica alni	Carex livida

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Lead-Coloured Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Lead-Coloured 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.

Lead-Coloured Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (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.