Alder leaf beetle vs araruta

Agelastica alni compared with Maranta arundinacea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	araruta
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (besouro)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Marantaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Maranta
Species	Agelastica alni	Maranta arundinacea

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

araruta

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	araruta
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.

araruta

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, United States), 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.

araruta

The Arrowroot, Maranta arundinacea, is a species. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States