Alder leaf beetle vs Holywood

Agelastica alni compared with Guaiacum sanctum

Key Differences

Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Holywood is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Holywood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Zygophyllales (Zygophyllales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Zygophyllaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Guaiacum
Species	Agelastica alni	Guaiacum sanctum

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Holywood

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Holywood
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.

Holywood

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.