4-Spotted Digger Wasp vs Alfken's Mini-miner

Crossocerus quadrimaculatus compared with Andrena alfkenella

Key Differences

• 4-Spotted Digger Wasp is Least Concern while Alfken's Mini-miner is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	4-Spotted Digger Wasp	Alfken's Mini-miner
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	Crabronidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Crossocerus	Andrena
Species	Crossocerus quadrimaculatus	Andrena alfkenella

Evolutionary Relationship

4-Spotted Digger Wasp and Alfken's Mini-miner share a common ancestor at the Order level: Hymenoptera. (Ants, Bees & Wasps)

Conservation Status

4-Spotted Digger Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Alfken's Mini-miner

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	4-Spotted Digger Wasp	Alfken's Mini-miner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

4-Spotted Digger Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Alfken's Mini-miner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

4-Spotted Digger Wasp

The 4-Spotted Digger Wasp (Crossocerus quadrimaculatus) is a species in the genus Crossocerus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, inhabiting diverse terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Alfken's Mini-miner

The Alfken's Mini-miner (Andrena alfkenella) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden