Banded feather-winged beetle vs Downy Emerald

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Cordulia aenea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Banded feather-winged beetle Downy Emerald
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 Corduliidae
Genus Acrotrichis Cordulia
Species Acrotrichis fascicularis Cordulia aenea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Downy Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Banded feather-winged beetle Downy Emerald
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).

Downy Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, 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.

Downy Emerald

Downy Emerald (Cordulia aenea) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

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