4-Spotted Digger Wasp vs Black-faced Apalis

Crossocerus quadrimaculatus compared with Apalis personata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	4-Spotted Digger Wasp	Black-faced Apalis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Crabronidae	Cisticolidae
Genus	Crossocerus	Apalis
Species	Crossocerus quadrimaculatus	Apalis personata

Evolutionary Relationship

4-Spotted Digger Wasp and Black-faced Apalis share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

4-Spotted Digger Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Black-faced Apalis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	4-Spotted Digger Wasp	Black-faced Apalis
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.

Black-faced Apalis

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Black-faced Apalis

The Black-faced Apalis (Apalis personata) is a species in the genus Apalis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments. Found in Norway.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway