Broad-barred Knot-horn vs Button Dodder

Acrobasis consociella compared with Cuscuta cephalanthi

Key Differences

• Broad-barred Knot-horn is Least Concern while Button Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-barred Knot-horn	Button Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Pyralidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Acrobasis	Cuscuta
Species	Acrobasis consociella	Cuscuta cephalanthi

Conservation Status

Broad-barred Knot-horn

LC — Least Concern

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-barred Knot-horn	Button Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-barred Knot-horn

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Button Dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Broad-barred Knot-horn

The Broad-barred Knot-horn (Acrobasis consociella) is a species in the genus Acrobasis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Button Dodder

The Button Dodder (Cuscuta cephalanthi) is a species in the genus Cuscuta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.