Alder leaf beetle vs Foxtail copperleaf

Agelastica alni compared with Acalypha alopecuroidea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Foxtail copperleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order	Coleoptera (鞘翅目)	Malpighiales (金虎尾目)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Acalypha
Species	Agelastica alni	Acalypha alopecuroidea

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Foxtail copperleaf
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.

Foxtail copperleaf

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, El Salvador, Honduras, Samoa, 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.