4-Spotted Digger Wasp vs Arctic grass

Crossocerus quadrimaculatus compared with Arctagrostis latifolia

Key Differences

• 4-Spotted Digger Wasp is Least Concern while Arctic grass is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	4-Spotted Digger Wasp	Arctic grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Crabronidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Crossocerus	Arctagrostis
Species	Crossocerus quadrimaculatus	Arctagrostis latifolia

Conservation Status

4-Spotted Digger Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Arctic grass

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	4-Spotted Digger Wasp	Arctic grass
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.

Arctic grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across 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.

Arctic grass

The Arctic grass (Arctagrostis latifolia) is a species in the genus Arctagrostis. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden