Alder leaf beetle vs ten-commandments

Agelastica alni compared with Maranta leuconeura

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while ten-commandments is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	ten-commandments
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Marantaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Maranta
Species	Agelastica alni	Maranta leuconeura

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

ten-commandments

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	ten-commandments
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.

ten-commandments

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Seychelles, and South Africa.

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.