Alectryon vs dead-nettle leaf beetle

Alectryon tropicus compared with Chrysolina fastuosa

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while dead-nettle leaf beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	dead-nettle leaf beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sapindaceae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Alectryon	Chrysolina
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Chrysolina fastuosa

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

dead-nettle leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	dead-nettle leaf beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

dead-nettle leaf beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.