Common Roller

Common Roller

Ancylis badiana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Liverpool

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

9 Verified sightings at Liverpool
May Best month

About the Common Roller

Ancylis badiana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Palearctic realm. The wingspan is 12–16 mm.16–20 mm. The moth flies from late April to June and again from July to September in two generations, although this might be dependent on the location.

The larvae feed on Trifolium, Vicia, Lathyrus and Lythrum salicaria. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
2 Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
3 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
4 Nizhny Novgorod 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%
5 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
<5%
6 Saint Petersburg 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%
7 Moscow 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Common Roller in Liverpool?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Roller sighting in Liverpool on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 458th most-seen of the 632 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Common Roller in Liverpool?

May and July–August

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Roller in Liverpool on a given day, against under 5% in June and September–April, the lowest months.

Is Liverpool the best place to see a Common Roller?

Among the best

Of the 7 cities where we can rate Common Roller sightings, Liverpool ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Manchester (United Kingdom, about 10%).

Where does the Common Roller sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Common Roller is recorded against all the insects logged in Liverpool (9 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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