Banded feather-winged beetle vs Large Hook-lobed Dandelion

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Taraxacum subhamatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded feather-winged beetle	Large Hook-lobed Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Ptiliidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Acrotrichis	Taraxacum
Species	Acrotrichis fascicularis	Taraxacum subhamatum

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Large Hook-lobed Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded feather-winged beetle	Large Hook-lobed Dandelion
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).

Large Hook-lobed Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.