Alder leaf beetle vs Dog tail

Agelastica alni compared with Buddleja asiatica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Dog tail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Buddleja
Species	Agelastica alni	Buddleja asiatica

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Dog tail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Dog tail
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.

Dog tail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Taiwan, Timor-Leste, 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.