Alder leaf beetle vs Mitú Maya

Agelastica alni compared with Miconia mituana

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Mitú Maya is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Mitú Maya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Agelastica	Miconia
Species	Agelastica alni	Miconia mituana

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Mitú Maya

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Mitú Maya
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.

Mitú Maya

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.