Alder leaf beetle vs Illawarra Flame Tree

Agelastica alni compared with Brachychiton acerifolius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Illawarra Flame 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	Brachychiton
Species	Agelastica alni	Brachychiton acerifolius

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Illawarra Flame Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Illawarra Flame 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.

Illawarra Flame Tree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Botswana, India, and Taiwan.

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.