Alder leaf beetle vs ring-cup oak

Agelastica alni compared with Quercus glauca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	ring-cup oak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Agelastica	Quercus (Oaks)
Species	Agelastica alni	Quercus glauca

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

ring-cup oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	ring-cup oak
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.

ring-cup oak

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Armenia and Georgia.

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.