Alder leaf beetle vs fiddle-leaf morning-glory

Agelastica alni compared with Ipomoea imperati

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while fiddle-leaf morning-glory is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	fiddle-leaf morning-glory
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Ipomoea
Species	Agelastica alni	Ipomoea imperati

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

fiddle-leaf morning-glory

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	fiddle-leaf morning-glory
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.

fiddle-leaf morning-glory

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Tunisia), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Portugal, Spain), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.