Gelber Heide-Spitzflügelwickler vs Shellplant

Ancylis unguicella compared with Alpinia zerumbet

Key Differences

• Gelber Heide-Spitzflügelwickler is Least Concern while Shellplant is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gelber Heide-Spitzflügelwickler	Shellplant
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Zingiberales (Ingwerartige)
Family	Tortricidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Ancylis	Alpinia
Species	Ancylis unguicella	Alpinia zerumbet

Conservation Status

Gelber Heide-Spitzflügelwickler

LC — Least Concern

Shellplant

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gelber Heide-Spitzflügelwickler	Shellplant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gelber Heide-Spitzflügelwickler

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Shellplant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Portugal, Spain), North America (Cuba, Nicaragua, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Gelber Heide-Spitzflügelwickler

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.