Banded feather-winged beetle vs Brook Snaketail

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Ophiogomphus aspersus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded feather-winged beetle	Brook Snaketail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Ptiliidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Acrotrichis	Ophiogomphus
Species	Acrotrichis fascicularis	Ophiogomphus aspersus

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded feather-winged beetle and Brook Snaketail share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

View Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Brook Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded feather-winged beetle	Brook Snaketail
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).

Brook Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.

Brook Snaketail

The Brook Snaketail (Ophiogomphus aspersus) is a species in the genus Ophiogomphus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.