Alder leaf beetle vs mountain-pepper

Agelastica alni compared with Litsea cubeba

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	mountain-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Lauraceae
Genus	Agelastica	Litsea
Species	Agelastica alni	Litsea cubeba

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

mountain-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	mountain-pepper
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-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.