Douglas Fir Seed Wasp vs fir seed chalcid

Megastigmus spermotrophus compared with Megastigmus suspectus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Douglas Fir Seed Wasp	fir seed chalcid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class same	Insecta (inseto)	Insecta (inseto)
Order same	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family same	Torymidae	Torymidae
Genus same	Megastigmus	Megastigmus
Species	Megastigmus spermotrophus	Megastigmus suspectus

Evolutionary Relationship

Douglas Fir Seed Wasp and fir seed chalcid share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Megastigmus.

Conservation Status

Douglas Fir Seed Wasp

NE — Not Evaluated

fir seed chalcid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Douglas Fir Seed Wasp	fir seed chalcid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Douglas Fir Seed Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (22 countries) and North America (Canada).

fir seed chalcid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 8 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom