Agelastica alni: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the agelastica alni lives – recorded in 15 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Agelastica alni
Group	Beetles
Found in	15 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Chrysomelidae

Where does the agelastica alni live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the agelastica alni in 15 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the agelastica alni?

The agelastica alni (Agelastica alni) is an insect in the order Coleoptera and the family Chrysomelidae, genus Agelastica. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the agelastica alni

Agelastica alni, the alder leaf beetle, is a species of leaf beetle (Chrysomelidae) in the genus Agelastica. Agelastica alni is distributed in Europe, the Caucasus, Siberia, north-eastern Kazakhstan, and in the 19th century was introduced to the United States.

The beetle and the beetle's larval host is the grey or speckled alder (Alnus incana) and to a lesser extent black alder (Alnus glutinosa), but it will also be found on hazel, birch or hornbeam if there is a shortage of food. It causes large holes and gaps in leaves from the end of April onwards, which are produced by the larvae in the first two stages, but the main damage is produced by larvae in the third stage.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Agelastica alni (revision 1347626566), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q882629 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).