Broad-barred Knot-horn vs Small shell ginger

Acrobasis consociella compared with Alpinia mutica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-barred Knot-horn	Small shell ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Pyralidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Acrobasis	Alpinia
Species	Acrobasis consociella	Alpinia mutica

Conservation Status

Broad-barred Knot-horn

LC — Least Concern

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-barred Knot-horn	Small shell ginger
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.

Small shell ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.