Alder leaf beetle vs vine-sorrel

Agelastica alni compared with Cissus trifoliata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	vine-sorrel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Vitales (Vitales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Vitaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Cissus
Species	Agelastica alni	Cissus trifoliata

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

vine-sorrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	vine-sorrel
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.

vine-sorrel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.