Alder leaf beetle vs Eastern Dotted Border

Agelastica alni compared with Mylothris agathina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Eastern Dotted Border
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class same	Insecta (insecto)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Coleoptera (coleópteros)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Pieridae
Genus	Agelastica	Mylothris
Species	Agelastica alni	Mylothris agathina

Evolutionary Relationship

Alder leaf beetle and Eastern Dotted Border share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (insecto)

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Eastern Dotted Border
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.

Eastern Dotted Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.