Common Roller vs Devil's backbone

Ancylis badiana compared with Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Key Differences

  • Common Roller is Least Concern while Devil's backbone is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Common Roller Devil's backbone
Kingdom Animalia (동물) Plantae (식물)
Phylum Arthropoda (절지동물) Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class Insecta (곤충) Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order Lepidoptera (나비목) Saxifragales (범의귀목)
Family Tortricidae Crassulaceae
Genus Ancylis Kalanchoe
Species Ancylis badiana Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Conservation Status

Common Roller

LC — Least Concern

Devil's backbone

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Common Roller Devil's backbone
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Roller

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Devil's backbone

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Colombia, Peru, Venezuela).

Common Roller

<em>Ancylis badiana</em>, the common roller, is a small moth in the family Tortricidae, order Lepidoptera. It is distributed across northwestern Europe, with documented records from Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, typically inhabiting woodland margins, hedgerows, scrubland, and areas where its larval host plants are abundant. The species is assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Tortricid moths in the genus Ancylis are commonly known as "rollers" or "leafrollers" because their larvae typically roll or fold leaves of host plants to create sheltered feeding structures. <em>Ancylis badiana</em> larvae feed on the foliage of various herbaceous plants, particularly species in the pea family (Fabaceae). Adults are small moths with intricately patterned wings that provide camouflage against bark and plant material. Adult moths are primarily nocturnal and are attracted to light, while larvae are cryptic within their leaf shelters. Biological traits such as lifespan, body measurements, and detailed diet host range remain poorly documented beyond general family-level characteristics. The species typically completes one to two generations per year in temperate European climates, overwintering as pupae. It is considered a minor component of invertebrate biodiversity in European lowland habitats.

Devil's backbone

No description available.

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