Alder leaf beetle vs devil's-fig

Agelastica alni compared with Solanum asperolanatum

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while devil's-fig is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	devil's-fig
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Solanum
Species	Agelastica alni	Solanum asperolanatum

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

devil's-fig

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	devil's-fig
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.

devil's-fig

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and India.

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.