Alder leaf beetle vs carapau

Agelastica alni compared with Ammannia coccinea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	carapau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (besouro)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Agelastica	Ammannia
Species	Agelastica alni	Ammannia coccinea

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

carapau

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	carapau
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.

carapau

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (6 countries), and South America (Chile, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States