4-Spotted Digger Wasp vs Blunt Tailed Digger Wasp

Crossocerus quadrimaculatus compared with Crossocerus dimidiatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	4-Spotted Digger Wasp	Blunt Tailed Digger Wasp
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 same	Crabronidae	Crabronidae
Genus same	Crossocerus	Crossocerus
Species	Crossocerus quadrimaculatus	Crossocerus dimidiatus

Evolutionary Relationship

4-Spotted Digger Wasp and Blunt Tailed Digger Wasp share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Crossocerus.

Conservation Status

4-Spotted Digger Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Blunt Tailed Digger Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	4-Spotted Digger Wasp	Blunt Tailed Digger Wasp
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.

Blunt Tailed Digger Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Blunt Tailed Digger Wasp

The Blunt Tailed Digger Wasp (Crossocerus dimidiatus) is a species in the genus Crossocerus. It is currently classified as Least Concern 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