Banded feather-winged beetle vs Flag Iris

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Iris pseudacorus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded feather-winged beetle	Flag Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Ptiliidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Acrotrichis	Iris
Species	Acrotrichis fascicularis	Iris pseudacorus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Flag Iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded feather-winged beetle	Flag Iris
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).

Flag Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

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.