Banded feather-winged beetle vs Garden Acraea

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Acraea horta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded feather-winged beetle	Garden Acraea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Ptiliidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Acrotrichis	Acraea
Species	Acrotrichis fascicularis	Acraea horta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Garden Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded feather-winged beetle	Garden Acraea
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).

Garden Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.