Banded feather-winged beetle vs Grey Pine Ermel

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Ocnerostoma friesei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded feather-winged beetle	Grey Pine Ermel
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	Yponomeutidae
Genus	Acrotrichis	Ocnerostoma
Species	Acrotrichis fascicularis	Ocnerostoma friesei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Grey Pine Ermel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded feather-winged beetle	Grey Pine Ermel
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).

Grey Pine Ermel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden