Broad-barred Knot-horn vs cuscute pentagonale

Acrobasis consociella compared with Cuscuta pentagona

Key Differences

• Broad-barred Knot-horn is Least Concern while cuscute pentagonale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-barred Knot-horn	cuscute pentagonale
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Pyralidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Acrobasis	Cuscuta
Species	Acrobasis consociella	Cuscuta pentagona

Conservation Status

Broad-barred Knot-horn

LC — Least Concern

cuscute pentagonale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-barred Knot-horn	cuscute pentagonale
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.

cuscute pentagonale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (Norway, Poland, Romania), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway