Broad-barred Knot-horn vs Spiny Threadwort

Acrobasis consociella compared with Cephaloziella spinigera

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Broad-barred Knot-horn

LC — Least Concern

Spiny Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-barred Knot-horn	Spiny 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.

Spiny Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.