Alder leaf beetle vs Allegheny Monkey-Flower

Agelastica alni compared with Mimulus ringens

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Allegheny Monkey-Flower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Allegheny Monkey-Flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Phrymaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Mimulus
Species	Agelastica alni	Mimulus ringens

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Allegheny Monkey-Flower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Allegheny Monkey-Flower
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.

Allegheny Monkey-Flower

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Sweden, 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.

Allegheny Monkey-Flower

The Allegheny Monkey-Flower (Mimulus ringens) is a species in the genus Mimulus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States