Banded feather-winged beetle vs Cow-Wheat Clustercup Rust

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Puccinia nemoralis

Key Differences

• Banded feather-winged beetle is Least Concern while Cow-Wheat Clustercup Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded feather-winged beetle	Cow-Wheat Clustercup Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Ptiliidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Acrotrichis	Puccinia
Species	Acrotrichis fascicularis	Puccinia nemoralis

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Cow-Wheat Clustercup Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded feather-winged beetle	Cow-Wheat Clustercup Rust
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).

Cow-Wheat Clustercup Rust

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.