Banded feather-winged beetle vs greater broomrape

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Orobanche rapum-genistae

Key Differences

Banded feather-winged beetle is Least Concern while greater broomrape is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded feather-winged beetle	greater broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Ptiliidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Acrotrichis	Orobanche
Species	Acrotrichis fascicularis	Orobanche rapum-genistae

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

greater broomrape

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded feather-winged beetle	greater broomrape
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).

greater broomrape

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.