Alder leaf beetle vs Gillet's cherry-orange

Agelastica alni compared with Citropsis gilletiana

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Gillet's cherry-orange is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Gillet's cherry-orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Citropsis
Species	Agelastica alni	Citropsis gilletiana

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Gillet's cherry-orange

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Gillet's cherry-orange
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.

Gillet's cherry-orange

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.