Alder leaf beetle vs five-leaf crotalaria

Agelastica alni compared with Crotalaria quinquefolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alder leaf beetle five-leaf crotalaria
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Chrysomelidae Fabaceae
Genus Agelastica Crotalaria
Species Agelastica alni Crotalaria quinquefolia

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

five-leaf crotalaria

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alder leaf beetle five-leaf crotalaria
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.

five-leaf crotalaria

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Singapore), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Guyana).

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.

five-leaf crotalaria

No description available.

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