Banded feather-winged beetle vs Florida Willow

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Salix floridana

Key Differences

• Banded feather-winged beetle is Least Concern while Florida Willow is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded feather-winged beetle	Florida Willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Ptiliidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Acrotrichis	Salix
Species	Acrotrichis fascicularis	Salix floridana

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Florida Willow

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded feather-winged beetle	Florida Willow
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).

Florida Willow

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.