Alder leaf beetle vs large-seed dodder

Agelastica alni compared with Cuscuta indecora

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while large-seed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	large-seed dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Cuscuta
Species	Agelastica alni	Cuscuta indecora

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

large-seed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	large-seed dodder
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.

large-seed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia.

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.