Broad-barred Knot-horn vs Irish Threadwort

Acrobasis consociella compared with Telaranea europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-barred Knot-horn	Irish Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Pyralidae	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Acrobasis	Telaranea
Species	Acrobasis consociella	Telaranea europaea

Conservation Status

Broad-barred Knot-horn

LC — Least Concern

Irish Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-barred Knot-horn	Irish Threadwort
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.

Irish Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.