Alder leaf beetle vs drooping she-oak

Agelastica alni compared with Allocasuarina verticillata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	drooping she-oak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Casuarinaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Allocasuarina
Species	Agelastica alni	Allocasuarina verticillata

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

drooping she-oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	drooping she-oak
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.

drooping she-oak

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Cuba, 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.