Banded feather-winged beetle vs False widow

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Steatoda bipunctata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded feather-winged beetle	False widow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Ptiliidae	Theridiidae
Genus	Acrotrichis	Steatoda
Species	Acrotrichis fascicularis	Steatoda bipunctata

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded feather-winged beetle and False widow share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

False widow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded feather-winged beetle	False widow
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).

False widow

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States