Alder leaf beetle vs silk-floss tree

Agelastica alni compared with Ceiba speciosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	silk-floss tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Ceiba
Species	Agelastica alni	Ceiba speciosa

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

silk-floss tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	silk-floss tree
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.

silk-floss tree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and Turkey.

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.