Broken-barred Roller vs Mealy Shadow Lichen

Ancylis unguicella compared with Phaeophyscia orbicularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken-barred Roller	Mealy Shadow Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (động vật)	Fungi (nấm)
Phylum	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (côn trùng)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (bộ Cánh vảy)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Tortricidae	Physciaceae
Genus	Ancylis	Phaeophyscia
Species	Ancylis unguicella	Phaeophyscia orbicularis

Conservation Status

Broken-barred Roller

LC — Least Concern

Mealy Shadow Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken-barred Roller	Mealy Shadow Lichen
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.

Mealy Shadow Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden