Alder leaf beetle vs Eye Bright

Agelastica alni compared with Heliotropium angiospermum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Eye Bright
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Heliotropium
Species	Agelastica alni	Heliotropium angiospermum

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Eye Bright

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Eye Bright
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.

Eye Bright

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.