Alder leaf beetle vs Jequie Rubber Tree

Agelastica alni compared with Manihot dichotoma

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Jequie Rubber Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Manihot
Species	Agelastica alni	Manihot dichotoma

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Jequie Rubber Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Jequie Rubber 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.

Jequie Rubber Tree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

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.