Broken-barred Roller vs Purple Dead-Nettle

Ancylis unguicella compared with Lamium purpureum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Broken-barred Roller Purple Dead-Nettle
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family Tortricidae Lamiaceae
Genus Ancylis Lamium
Species Ancylis unguicella Lamium purpureum

Conservation Status

Broken-barred Roller

LC — Least Concern

Purple Dead-Nettle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Broken-barred Roller Purple Dead-Nettle
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.

Purple Dead-Nettle

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, South Korea, Taiwan), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

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.

Purple Dead-Nettle

No description available.

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