Banded feather-winged beetle vs Tree spurge

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Euphorbia dendroides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded feather-winged beetle	Tree spurge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Ptiliidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Acrotrichis	Euphorbia
Species	Acrotrichis fascicularis	Euphorbia dendroides

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Tree spurge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded feather-winged beetle	Tree spurge
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).

Tree spurge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia and 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.