American Buckeye vs Field Digger Wasp

Aesculus glabra compared with Mellinus arvensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank American Buckeye Field 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 Aesculus Mellinus
Species Aesculus glabra Mellinus arvensis

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Field Digger Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute American Buckeye Field Digger Wasp
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Buckeye

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Field Digger Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

American Buckeye

The American Buckeye (Aesculus glabra) is a species in the genus Aesculus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Field Digger Wasp

No description available.

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