Alder leaf beetle vs Forest Bead-string

Agelastica alni compared with Alchornea hirtella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Forest Bead-string
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (besouro)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Alchornea
Species	Agelastica alni	Alchornea hirtella

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Forest Bead-string

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Forest Bead-string
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.

Forest Bead-string

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.