Alder leaf beetle vs cush-cush

Agelastica alni compared with Dioscorea trifida

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	cush-cush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Dioscorea
Species	Agelastica alni	Dioscorea trifida

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

cush-cush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	cush-cush
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.

cush-cush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and 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.