Alder leaf beetle vs Phellodendron

Agelastica alni compared with Phellodendron chinense

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Phellodendron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Phellodendron
Species	Agelastica alni	Phellodendron chinense

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Phellodendron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Phellodendron
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.

Phellodendron

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.