Alder leaf beetle vs Broad-faced Mining Bee

Agelastica alni compared with Andrena proxima

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Broad-faced Mining Bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Broad-faced Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order	Coleoptera (鞘翅目)	Hymenoptera (膜翅目)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Agelastica	Andrena
Species	Agelastica alni	Andrena proxima

Evolutionary Relationship

Alder leaf beetle and Broad-faced Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (昆蟲綱)

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Broad-faced Mining Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Broad-faced Mining Bee
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.

Broad-faced Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Norway.

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.

Broad-faced Mining Bee

The Broad-faced Mining Bee (Andrena proxima) is a species in the genus Andrena. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway