Black Maple vs dead-nettle leaf beetle

Acer nigrum compared with Chrysolina fastuosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	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	Acer	Chrysolina
Species	Acer nigrum	Chrysolina fastuosa

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

dead-nettle leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

dead-nettle leaf beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Black Maple

The Black Maple (Acer nigrum) is a species in the genus Acer. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.