Alder leaf beetle vs Flowering plum

Agelastica alni compared with Prunus triloba

Key Differences

Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Flowering plum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Flowering plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Agelastica	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Agelastica alni	Prunus triloba

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Flowering plum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Flowering plum
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.

Flowering plum

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Spain, Sweden, and United States.

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.