Alder leaf beetle vs Red ash

Agelastica alni compared with Alphitonia excelsa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Red ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Alphitonia
Species	Agelastica alni	Alphitonia excelsa

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Red ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Red ash
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 ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India, Papua New Guinea, and 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.