Broad-barred Knot-horn vs Giant dodder

Acrobasis consociella compared with Cuscuta reflexa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-barred Knot-horn	Giant 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 reflexa

Conservation Status

Broad-barred Knot-horn

LC — Least Concern

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-barred Knot-horn	Giant 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.

Giant dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Bhutan, Mauritius, 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.