Alder leaf beetle vs Scrub Hickory

Agelastica alni compared with Carya floridana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Scrub Hickory
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Juglandaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Carya
Species	Agelastica alni	Carya floridana

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Scrub Hickory

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Scrub Hickory
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.

Scrub Hickory

Habitat

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

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.