Alder leaf beetle vs Princess vine

Agelastica alni compared with Cissus verticillata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Princess vine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Vitales (Vitales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Vitaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Cissus
Species	Agelastica alni	Cissus verticillata

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Princess vine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Princess 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.

Princess vine

Habitat

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

Range

Found across North America (4 countries) and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.