Aspen Roller vs crimson cestrum

Ancylis laetana compared with Cestrum elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aspen Roller	crimson cestrum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Tortricidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Ancylis	Cestrum
Species	Ancylis laetana	Cestrum elegans

Conservation Status

Aspen Roller

LC — Least Concern

crimson cestrum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aspen Roller	crimson cestrum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aspen Roller

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

crimson cestrum

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Colombia).

Aspen Roller

The Aspen Roller (Ancylis laetana) is a species in the genus Ancylis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.