Beautiful Plume vs Mud Dauber

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla compared with Sceliphron caementarium

Key Differences

Beautiful Plume is Least Concern while Mud Dauber is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Plume	Mud Dauber
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	Pterophoridae	Sphecidae
Genus	Amblyptilia	Sceliphron
Species	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla	Sceliphron caementarium

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Plume and Mud Dauber share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

View Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

Beautiful Plume

LC — Least Concern

Mud Dauber

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Plume	Mud Dauber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (4 countries), and Europe (31 countries).

Mud Dauber

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), and North America (United States).

Beautiful Plume

The Beautiful Plume (Amblyptilia acanthadactyla) is a species in the genus Amblyptilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are.