Banded feather-winged beetle vs rough joint-vetch

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Aeschynomene rudis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Banded feather-winged beetle rough joint-vetch
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Ptiliidae Fabaceae
Genus Acrotrichis Aeschynomene
Species Acrotrichis fascicularis Aeschynomene rudis

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

rough joint-vetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Banded feather-winged beetle rough joint-vetch
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).

rough joint-vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.

rough joint-vetch

No description available.

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