Mountain Ash Sawfly vs Akelei-Blattwespe

Pristiphora geniculata compared with Pristiphora rufipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Ash Sawfly	Akelei-Blattwespe
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order same	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)
Family same	Tenthredinidae	Tenthredinidae
Genus same	Pristiphora	Pristiphora
Species	Pristiphora geniculata	Pristiphora rufipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Ash Sawfly and Akelei-Blattwespe share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pristiphora.

Conservation Status

Mountain Ash Sawfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Akelei-Blattwespe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Ash Sawfly	Akelei-Blattwespe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Ash Sawfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Akelei-Blattwespe

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States