Alder leaf beetle vs strychninebush

Agelastica alni compared with Strychnos lucida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	strychninebush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Loganiaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Strychnos
Species	Agelastica alni	Strychnos lucida

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

strychninebush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	strychninebush
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.

strychninebush

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.