Broad-barred Knot-horn vs Confusing Furrow Bee

Acrobasis consociella compared with Halictus confusus

Key Differences

• Broad-barred Knot-horn is Least Concern while Confusing Furrow Bee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-barred Knot-horn	Confusing Furrow Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Insecta (แมลง)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)	Hymenoptera (แตน)
Family	Pyralidae	Halictidae
Genus	Acrobasis	Halictus
Species	Acrobasis consociella	Halictus confusus

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-barred Knot-horn and Confusing Furrow Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (แมลง)

Conservation Status

Broad-barred Knot-horn

LC — Least Concern

Confusing Furrow Bee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-barred Knot-horn	Confusing Furrow Bee
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.

Confusing Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). 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