chainfruit vs Sphecid wasp

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Ectemnius cephalotes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Sphecid wasp
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Apocynaceae	Crabronidae
Genus	Alyxia	Ectemnius
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Ectemnius cephalotes

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Sphecid wasp

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Sphecid wasp
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Sphecid wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

chainfruit

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