Banded feather-winged beetle vs Black Bryony

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Dioscorea orientalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Banded feather-winged beetle Black Bryony
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles) Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family Ptiliidae Dioscoreaceae
Genus Acrotrichis Dioscorea
Species Acrotrichis fascicularis Dioscorea orientalis

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Black Bryony

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Banded feather-winged beetle Black Bryony
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded feather-winged beetle

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Black Bryony

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Banded feather-winged beetle

The Banded feather-winged beetle (Acrotrichis fascicularis) is a species in the genus Acrotrichis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Black Bryony

The Black Bryony (Dioscorea orientalis) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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