Beautiful Pearl vs Sphecid wasp

Agrotera nemoralis compared with Ectemnius cephalotes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Pearl	Sphecid wasp
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Crambidae	Crabronidae
Genus	Agrotera	Ectemnius
Species	Agrotera nemoralis	Ectemnius cephalotes

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Pearl and Sphecid wasp share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Pearl

LC — Least Concern

Sphecid wasp

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Pearl	Sphecid wasp
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Pearl

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Sphecid wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Beautiful Pearl

The Beautiful Pearl (Agrotera nemoralis) is a species in the genus Agrotera. 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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden