Alder leaf beetle vs totara

Agelastica alni compared with Podocarpus totara

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	totara
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Podocarpus
Species	Agelastica alni	Podocarpus totara

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

totara

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	totara
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.

totara

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.