Alder leaf beetle vs Monkey comb

Agelastica alni compared with Amphilophium crucigerum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Monkey comb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Amphilophium
Species	Agelastica alni	Amphilophium crucigerum

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Monkey comb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Monkey comb
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.

Monkey comb

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and United States.

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.