Banded feather-winged beetle vs Small shell ginger

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Alpinia mutica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded feather-winged beetle	Small shell ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Ptiliidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Acrotrichis	Alpinia
Species	Acrotrichis fascicularis	Alpinia mutica

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded feather-winged beetle	Small shell ginger
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 shell ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.