Broad-barred Knot-horn vs Stinking chamomile

Acrobasis consociella compared with Anthemis cotula

Key Differences

• Broad-barred Knot-horn is Least Concern while Stinking chamomile is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-barred Knot-horn	Stinking chamomile
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pyralidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Acrobasis	Anthemis
Species	Acrobasis consociella	Anthemis cotula

Conservation Status

Broad-barred Knot-horn

LC — Least Concern

Stinking chamomile

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-barred Knot-horn	Stinking chamomile
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.

Stinking chamomile

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, India), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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