Alder leaf beetle vs Love Apple

Agelastica alni compared with Paris polyphylla

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Love Apple is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Love Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Paris
Species	Agelastica alni	Paris polyphylla

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Love Apple

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Love Apple
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.

Love Apple

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.