Alder leaf beetle vs Euphrates Poplar

Agelastica alni compared with Populus euphratica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Euphrates Poplar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Populus
Species	Agelastica alni	Populus euphratica

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Euphrates Poplar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Euphrates Poplar
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.

Euphrates Poplar

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Libya, Pakistan, and Spain.

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.