Alder leaf beetle vs Indian-plum

Agelastica alni compared with Flacourtia jangomas

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Indian-plum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Indian-plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Flacourtia
Species	Agelastica alni	Flacourtia jangomas

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Indian-plum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Indian-plum
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.

Indian-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, Seychelles), Asia (Maldives, Singapore, Taiwan), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia).

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.