Alder leaf beetle vs Red Ammannia

Agelastica alni compared with Ammannia senegalensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Red Ammannia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Agelastica	Ammannia
Species	Agelastica alni	Ammannia senegalensis

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Red Ammannia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Red Ammannia
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.

Red Ammannia

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Greece.

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.