Alder leaf beetle vs fragrant ash

Agelastica alni compared with Fraxinus cuspidata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	fragrant ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Oleaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Fraxinus
Species	Agelastica alni	Fraxinus cuspidata

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

fragrant ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	fragrant ash
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.

fragrant ash

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.