Broad-barred Knot-horn vs river moss

Acrobasis consociella compared with Fontinalis hypnoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-barred Knot-horn	river moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Pyralidae	Fontinalaceae
Genus	Acrobasis	Fontinalis
Species	Acrobasis consociella	Fontinalis hypnoides

Conservation Status

Broad-barred Knot-horn

LC — Least Concern

river moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-barred Knot-horn	river moss
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.

river moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.