Alder leaf beetle vs Gunpowder tree

Agelastica alni compared with Melochia umbellata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Gunpowder tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Melochia
Species	Agelastica alni	Melochia umbellata

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Gunpowder tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Gunpowder tree
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.

Gunpowder tree

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

Distributed across Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, 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.