Banded feather-winged beetle vs Formosa Pine

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Pinus taiwanensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded feather-winged beetle	Formosa Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Ptiliidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Acrotrichis	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Acrotrichis fascicularis	Pinus taiwanensis

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Formosa Pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded feather-winged beetle	Formosa Pine
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).

Formosa Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.