Banded feather-winged beetle vs Devilshead

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Echinocactus horizonthalonius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded feather-winged beetle	Devilshead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Ptiliidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Acrotrichis	Echinocactus
Species	Acrotrichis fascicularis	Echinocactus horizonthalonius

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Devilshead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded feather-winged beetle	Devilshead
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).

Devilshead

Habitat

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

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.