Crabronid wasp vs Mournful Wasp

Pemphredon lethifer compared with Pemphredon lugubris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabronid wasp	Mournful Wasp
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	Crabronidae	Crabronidae
Genus same	Pemphredon	Pemphredon
Species	Pemphredon lethifer	Pemphredon lugubris

Evolutionary Relationship

Crabronid wasp and Mournful Wasp share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pemphredon.

Conservation Status

Crabronid wasp

LC — Least Concern

Mournful Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabronid wasp	Mournful Wasp
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabronid wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Mournful Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden