Alder leaf beetle vs hoary basil

Agelastica alni compared with Ocimum africanum

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while hoary basil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	hoary basil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Ocimum
Species	Agelastica alni	Ocimum africanum

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

hoary basil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	hoary basil
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.

hoary basil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Guinea, India, and Madagascar.

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.