Alder leaf beetle vs Florida Pellitory

Agelastica alni compared with Parietaria floridana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Florida Pellitory
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Urticaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Parietaria
Species	Agelastica alni	Parietaria floridana

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Florida Pellitory

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Florida Pellitory
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.

Florida Pellitory

Habitat

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

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.