Broad-barred Knot-horn vs Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee

Acrobasis consociella compared with Megachile centuncularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-barred Knot-horn	Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Pyralidae	Megachilidae
Genus	Acrobasis	Megachile
Species	Acrobasis consociella	Megachile centuncularis

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-barred Knot-horn and Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Broad-barred Knot-horn

LC — Least Concern

Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-barred Knot-horn	Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee
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.

Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden