Alder leaf beetle vs star-apple

Agelastica alni compared with Chrysophyllum cainito

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while star-apple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	star-apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Sapotaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Chrysophyllum
Species	Agelastica alni	Chrysophyllum cainito

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

star-apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	star-apple
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.

star-apple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), North America (Mexico), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (4 countries).

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.