Alder leaf beetle vs Hornbeam

Agelastica alni compared with Carpinus tropicalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Hornbeam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Betulaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Carpinus
Species	Agelastica alni	Carpinus tropicalis

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Hornbeam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Hornbeam
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.

Hornbeam

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.