Broad-Barred Knot-Horn

Broad-Barred Knot-Horn

Acrobasis consociella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Bavarian Forest National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

11 Verified sightings at Bavarian Forest National Park From 2019 to 2026
11 In 1 park
June Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Broad-Barred Knot-Horn

Acrobasis consociella is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in Europe. The wingspan is 19–22 mm. It is very similar to Acrobasis sodalella Meyrick describes it Differs from A. sodalellaonly as follows: forewings mixed or sometimes much suffused with dark fuscous, basal area distinctly paler, more mixed with

ochreous-whitish, first line less distinct, browner. Larva pale grey, tinged with yellowish or greenish; subdorsal, and lateral lines dark grey; a whitish black-ringed lateral spot on 3; head and plate of 2 yellow-brownish, darker dotted: in a silken gallery amongst spun leaves of oak; 5, 6.

The moth flies in one generation from the end of May to August. The larva feeds on oak. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Broad-Barred Knot-Horn in Bavarian Forest National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Broad-Barred Knot-Horn sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 523rd most-seen of the 1115 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Broad-Barred Knot-Horn in Bavarian Forest National Park?

June to August

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Broad-Barred Knot-Horn in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Broad-Barred Knot-Horn?

Between 9 pm and midnight

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Broad-Barred Knot-Horn sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Where else can you see a Broad-Barred Knot-Horn?

Only Bavarian Forest National Park, in our data

Bavarian Forest National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Broad-Barred Knot-Horn sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Broad-Barred Knot-Horn sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Broad-Barred Knot-Horn is recorded against all the insects logged in Bavarian Forest National Park (11 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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