Large Red-belted Clearwing vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Synanthedon culiciformis compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Large Red-belted Clearwing is Least Concern while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Red-belted Clearwing	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Sesiidae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Synanthedon	Amblysomus
Species	Synanthedon culiciformis	Amblysomus marleyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Red-belted Clearwing and Marley’s Golden Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large Red-belted Clearwing

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Red-belted Clearwing	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Red-belted Clearwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.