Alder leaf beetle vs queen's crape-myrtle

Agelastica alni compared with Lagerstroemia speciosa

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while queen's crape-myrtle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	queen's crape-myrtle
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง)	Myrtales (อันดับชมพู่)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Agelastica	Lagerstroemia
Species	Agelastica alni	Lagerstroemia speciosa

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

queen's crape-myrtle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	queen's crape-myrtle
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.

queen's crape-myrtle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Bangladesh, Taiwan), North America (Costa Rica, Panama), 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.