Alder leaf beetle vs cross-leaf honey myrtle

Agelastica alni compared with Melaleuca decussata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	cross-leaf honey myrtle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Melaleuca
Species	Agelastica alni	Melaleuca decussata

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

cross-leaf honey myrtle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	cross-leaf honey myrtle
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.

cross-leaf honey myrtle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and South Africa.

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.