Alder leaf beetle vs Pole butterflybush

Agelastica alni compared with Buddleja officinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Pole butterflybush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Buddleja
Species	Agelastica alni	Buddleja officinalis

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Pole butterflybush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Pole butterflybush
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.

Pole butterflybush

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.