Broad-barred Knot-horn vs Fringed dodder

Acrobasis consociella compared with Cuscuta suaveolens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-barred Knot-horn	Fringed 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 suaveolens

Conservation Status

Broad-barred Knot-horn

LC — Least Concern

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-barred Knot-horn	Fringed 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.

Fringed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Europe (17 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway