Broken-barred Roller vs Large Meadow Mining Bee

Ancylis unguicella compared with Andrena labialis

Key Differences

• Broken-barred Roller is Least Concern while Large Meadow Mining Bee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken-barred Roller	Large Meadow Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Tortricidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Ancylis	Andrena
Species	Ancylis unguicella	Andrena labialis

Evolutionary Relationship

Broken-barred Roller and Large Meadow Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Broken-barred Roller

LC — Least Concern

Large Meadow Mining Bee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken-barred Roller	Large Meadow Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broken-barred Roller

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Large Meadow Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Broken-barred Roller

The Broken-Barred Roller (Ancylis unguicella) 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden