Banded feather-winged beetle vs Phoma blight

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Epicoccum sorghinum

Key Differences

Banded feather-winged beetle is Least Concern while Phoma blight is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded feather-winged beetle	Phoma blight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Pleosporales (Pleosporales)
Family	Ptiliidae	Didymellaceae
Genus	Acrotrichis	Epicoccum
Species	Acrotrichis fascicularis	Epicoccum sorghinum

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Phoma blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded feather-winged beetle	Phoma blight
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).

Phoma blight

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.