Broad-barred Knot-horn vs Cupped Ear

Acrobasis consociella compared with Otidea cantharella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-barred Knot-horn	Cupped Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Pyralidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Acrobasis	Otidea
Species	Acrobasis consociella	Otidea cantharella

Conservation Status

Broad-barred Knot-horn

LC — Least Concern

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-barred Knot-horn	Cupped Ear
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.

Cupped Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.