Alder leaf beetle vs spiral ginger

Agelastica alni compared with Costus pulverulentus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	spiral ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Costaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Costus
Species	Agelastica alni	Costus pulverulentus

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

spiral ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	spiral ginger
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.

spiral ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, 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.