Alder leaf beetle vs prince's-vine

Agelastica alni compared with Ipomoea horsfalliae

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while prince's-vine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	prince's-vine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Ipomoea
Species	Agelastica alni	Ipomoea horsfalliae

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

prince's-vine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	prince's-vine
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.

prince's-vine

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, India, Japan, and Seychelles.

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.