Mud Dauber vs Pèlopèe

Sceliphron caementarium compared with Sceliphron curvatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mud Dauber	Pèlopèe
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family same	Sphecidae	Sphecidae
Genus same	Sceliphron	Sceliphron
Species	Sceliphron caementarium	Sceliphron curvatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Mud Dauber and Pèlopèe share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sceliphron.

Conservation Status

Mud Dauber

NE — Not Evaluated

Pèlopèe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mud Dauber	Pèlopèe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Pèlopèe

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (20 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 13 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇮🇹 Italy 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇷🇴 Romania 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇺🇦 Ukraine 🇬🇧 United Kingdom