Banded feather-winged beetle vs Small Red Damsel

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Ceriagrion tenellum

Key Differences

• Banded feather-winged beetle is Least Concern while Small Red Damsel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded feather-winged beetle	Small Red Damsel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Ptiliidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Acrotrichis	Ceriagrion
Species	Acrotrichis fascicularis	Ceriagrion tenellum

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded feather-winged beetle and Small Red Damsel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Small Red Damsel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded feather-winged beetle	Small Red Damsel
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).

Small Red Damsel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Belgium. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.