Banded feather-winged beetle vs broad-leaved willowherb

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Epilobium montanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded feather-winged beetle	broad-leaved willowherb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Ptiliidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Acrotrichis	Epilobium
Species	Acrotrichis fascicularis	Epilobium montanum

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

broad-leaved willowherb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded feather-winged beetle	broad-leaved willowherb
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).

broad-leaved willowherb

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada).

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.

broad-leaved willowherb

The Broad-Leaved Willowherb (Epilobium montanum) is a species in the genus Epilobium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.