Broad-barred Knot-horn vs Cornflag

Acrobasis consociella compared with Gladiolus communis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-barred Knot-horn	Cornflag
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Pyralidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Acrobasis	Gladiolus
Species	Acrobasis consociella	Gladiolus communis

Conservation Status

Broad-barred Knot-horn

LC — Least Concern

Cornflag

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-barred Knot-horn	Cornflag
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.

Cornflag

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (Dominican Republic, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Peru).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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