Banded feather-winged beetle vs Blaeberry Redleaf

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Exobasidium myrtilli

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded feather-winged beetle	Blaeberry Redleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)
Family	Ptiliidae	Exobasidiaceae
Genus	Acrotrichis	Exobasidium
Species	Acrotrichis fascicularis	Exobasidium myrtilli

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Blaeberry Redleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded feather-winged beetle	Blaeberry Redleaf
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).

Blaeberry Redleaf

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

Blaeberry Redleaf

The Blaeberry Redleaf (Exobasidium myrtilli) is a species in the genus Exobasidium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.