Common Roller vs

Ancylis badiana compared with Sphingobacterium yanglingense

Key Differences

  • Common Roller is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Common Roller
Kingdom Animalia (động vật) Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp) Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota)
Class Insecta (côn trùng) Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia)
Order Lepidoptera (bộ Cánh vảy) Sphingobacteriales (Sphingobacteriales)
Family Tortricidae Sphingobacteriaceae
Genus Ancylis Sphingobacterium
Species Ancylis badiana Sphingobacterium yanglingense

Conservation Status

Common Roller

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Common Roller
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Sphingobacterium yanglingense is a yellow-pigmented Gram-negative bacterium first described from Yangling, China. It inhabits agricultural soils and plant-associated environments in East Asian regions. This aerobic chemoheterotroph decomposes organic matter and contributes to soil microbial diversity in temperate agricultural landscapes.

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