Alder leaf beetle vs ivyleaf maple

Agelastica alni compared with Acer cissifolium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	ivyleaf maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Acer
Species	Agelastica alni	Acer cissifolium

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

ivyleaf maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	ivyleaf maple
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.

ivyleaf maple

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Belgium.

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.