Banded feather-winged beetle vs Ground bug

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Nysius atlantidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded feather-winged beetle	Ground bug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Ptiliidae	Lygaeidae
Genus	Acrotrichis	Nysius
Species	Acrotrichis fascicularis	Nysius atlantidum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Ground bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded feather-winged beetle	Ground bug
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).

Ground bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.