Alder leaf beetle vs cape-jasmine

Agelastica alni compared with Gardenia jasminoides

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while cape-jasmine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	cape-jasmine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Gardenia
Species	Agelastica alni	Gardenia jasminoides

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

cape-jasmine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	cape-jasmine
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.

cape-jasmine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), 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.

cape-jasmine

The Cape-jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides) is a species in the genus Gardenia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.