Alder leaf beetle vs Faya

Agelastica alni compared with Morella faya

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Faya is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Faya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (coleópteros)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Myricaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Morella
Species	Agelastica alni	Morella faya

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Faya

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Faya
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.

Faya

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Indonesia), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States