Alder leaf beetle vs Deviltree

Agelastica alni compared with Alstonia macrophylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Deviltree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (besouro)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Alstonia
Species	Agelastica alni	Alstonia macrophylla

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Deviltree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Deviltree
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.

Deviltree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.

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.