4-Spotted Digger Wasp vs beaded chestnut

Crossocerus quadrimaculatus compared with Agrochola lychnidis

Key Differences

4-Spotted Digger Wasp is Least Concern while beaded chestnut is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	4-Spotted Digger Wasp	beaded chestnut
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Crabronidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Crossocerus	Agrochola
Species	Crossocerus quadrimaculatus	Agrochola lychnidis

Evolutionary Relationship

4-Spotted Digger Wasp and beaded chestnut share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

View Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

4-Spotted Digger Wasp

LC — Least Concern

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	4-Spotted Digger Wasp	beaded chestnut
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.

beaded chestnut

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.

beaded chestnut

The Beaded chestnut (Agrochola lychnidis) is a species in the genus Agrochola. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.