Alectryon vs Wesmael's Digger Wasp

Alectryon tropicus compared with Crossocerus wesmaeli

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Wesmael's Digger Wasp is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Wesmael's Digger Wasp
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Sapindaceae	Crabronidae
Genus	Alectryon	Crossocerus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Crossocerus wesmaeli

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Wesmael's Digger Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Wesmael's Digger Wasp
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Wesmael's Digger Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.