Broken-barred Roller vs Straw-colored Sylph

Ancylis unguicella compared with Macrothemis inacuta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken-barred Roller	Straw-colored Sylph
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Tortricidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Ancylis	Macrothemis
Species	Ancylis unguicella	Macrothemis inacuta

Evolutionary Relationship

Broken-barred Roller and Straw-colored Sylph share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Broken-barred Roller

LC — Least Concern

Straw-colored Sylph

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken-barred Roller	Straw-colored Sylph
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.

Straw-colored Sylph

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.