Alder leaf beetle vs Laurel

Agelastica alni compared with Guatteria hirsuta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Laurel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Annonaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Guatteria
Species	Agelastica alni	Guatteria hirsuta

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Laurel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Laurel
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.

Laurel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.