Broad-barred Knot-horn vs Cereal Fly

Acrobasis consociella compared with Geomyza tripunctata

Key Differences

• Broad-barred Knot-horn is Least Concern while Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-barred Knot-horn	Cereal Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pyralidae	Opomyzidae
Genus	Acrobasis	Geomyza
Species	Acrobasis consociella	Geomyza tripunctata

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-barred Knot-horn and Cereal Fly share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Broad-barred Knot-horn

LC — Least Concern

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-barred Knot-horn	Cereal Fly
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.

Cereal Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.

Cereal Fly

The Cereal Fly (Geomyza tripunctata) is a species in the genus Geomyza. Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden