Broad-barred Knot-horn vs Guatemalan Grass

Acrobasis consociella compared with Tripsacum andersonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-barred Knot-horn	Guatemalan Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pyralidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Acrobasis	Tripsacum
Species	Acrobasis consociella	Tripsacum andersonii

Conservation Status

Broad-barred Knot-horn

LC — Least Concern

Guatemalan Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-barred Knot-horn	Guatemalan Grass
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.

Guatemalan Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Africa (Guinea, Madagascar) and South America (4 countries).

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.