Alder leaf beetle vs Marsh fleabane

Agelastica alni compared with Pluchea carolinensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Marsh fleabane
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)	Asterales (菊目)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Agelastica	Pluchea
Species	Agelastica alni	Pluchea carolinensis

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Marsh fleabane

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Marsh fleabane
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.

Marsh fleabane

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries).

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.