Banded feather-winged beetle vs Marbled Orbweaver

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Araneus marmoreus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded feather-winged beetle	Marbled Orbweaver
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Ptiliidae	Araneidae
Genus	Acrotrichis	Araneus
Species	Acrotrichis fascicularis	Araneus marmoreus

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded feather-winged beetle and Marbled Orbweaver share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Marbled Orbweaver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded feather-winged beetle	Marbled Orbweaver
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).

Marbled Orbweaver

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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 5 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States