Banded feather-winged beetle vs large-seed dodder

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Cuscuta indecora

Key Differences

• Banded feather-winged beetle is Least Concern while large-seed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded feather-winged beetle	large-seed dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Ptiliidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Acrotrichis	Cuscuta
Species	Acrotrichis fascicularis	Cuscuta indecora

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

large-seed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded feather-winged beetle	large-seed dodder
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-seed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia.

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.