Bridge Roller vs Day jessamine

Ancylis uncella compared with Cestrum diurnum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bridge Roller Day jessamine
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 uncella Cestrum diurnum

Conservation Status

Bridge Roller

LC — Least Concern

Day jessamine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bridge Roller Day jessamine
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bridge Roller

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Day jessamine

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Bangladesh, India, Nepal), North America (Bahamas, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil).

Bridge Roller

The Bridge Roller (Ancylis uncella) 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.

Day jessamine

No description available.

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