Capon'S-Feather vs Field Digger Wasp

Aquilegia vulgaris compared with Mellinus arvensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Capon'S-Feather Field Digger Wasp
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Ranunculales (Ranunculales) Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family Ranunculaceae Crabronidae
Genus Aquilegia Mellinus
Species Aquilegia vulgaris Mellinus arvensis

Conservation Status

Capon'S-Feather

LC — Least Concern

Field Digger Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Capon'S-Feather Field Digger Wasp
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Capon'S-Feather

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).

Field Digger Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Capon'S-Feather

The Capon's-feather (Aquilegia vulgaris) is a species in the genus Aquilegia. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Field Digger Wasp

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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