Broad-barred Knot-horn vs Mediterranean Aegilops

Acrobasis consociella compared with Aegilops biuncialis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-barred Knot-horn	Mediterranean Aegilops
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	Aegilops
Species	Acrobasis consociella	Aegilops biuncialis

Conservation Status

Broad-barred Knot-horn

LC — Least Concern

Mediterranean Aegilops

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-barred Knot-horn	Mediterranean Aegilops
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.

Mediterranean Aegilops

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across France and Slovenia.

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.