Alder leaf beetle vs Plant pathogen

Agelastica alni compared with Colletotrichum queenslandicum

Key Differences

Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Plant pathogen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Plant pathogen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Glomerellales (Glomerellales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Glomerellaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Colletotrichum
Species	Agelastica alni	Colletotrichum queenslandicum

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Plant pathogen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Plant pathogen
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.

Plant pathogen

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.