Alder leaf beetle vs Vogel tephrosia

Agelastica alni compared with Tephrosia vogelii

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Vogel tephrosia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Vogel tephrosia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Tephrosia
Species	Agelastica alni	Tephrosia vogelii

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Vogel tephrosia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Vogel tephrosia
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.

Vogel tephrosia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.