Banded feather-winged beetle vs Himalayan hazel

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Corylus ferox

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Banded feather-winged beetle Himalayan hazel
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles) Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family Ptiliidae Betulaceae
Genus Acrotrichis Corylus
Species Acrotrichis fascicularis Corylus ferox

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan hazel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Banded feather-winged beetle Himalayan hazel
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).

Himalayan hazel

Habitat

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

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.

Himalayan hazel

No description available.

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