Banded feather-winged beetle vs thread agave

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Agave filifera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded feather-winged beetle	thread agave
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Ptiliidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Acrotrichis	Agave
Species	Acrotrichis fascicularis	Agave filifera

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

thread agave

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded feather-winged beetle	thread agave
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).

thread agave

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Algeria and Taiwan.

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.