Banded feather-winged beetle vs Pill Beetle

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Byrrhus pilula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded feather-winged beetle	Pill Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Ptiliidae	Byrrhidae
Genus	Acrotrichis	Byrrhus
Species	Acrotrichis fascicularis	Byrrhus pilula

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded feather-winged beetle and Pill Beetle share a common ancestor at the Order level: Coleoptera. (Beetles)

View Order: Coleoptera

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Pill Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded feather-winged beetle	Pill Beetle
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).

Pill Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, 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.