Broad-barred Knot-horn vs currant aphid

Acrobasis consociella compared with Cryptomyzus ribis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-barred Knot-horn	currant aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Pyralidae	Aphididae
Genus	Acrobasis	Cryptomyzus
Species	Acrobasis consociella	Cryptomyzus ribis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Broad-barred Knot-horn

LC — Least Concern

currant aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-barred Knot-horn	currant aphid
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.

currant aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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