Alder leaf beetle vs Mountain Fly Honeysuckle

Agelastica alni compared with Lonicera villosa

Key Differences

Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Mountain Fly Honeysuckle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Mountain Fly Honeysuckle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Lonicera
Species	Agelastica alni	Lonicera villosa

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Fly Honeysuckle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Mountain Fly Honeysuckle
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.

Mountain Fly Honeysuckle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, 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.