4-Spotted Digger Wasp vs Brindled Flat-body

Crossocerus quadrimaculatus compared with Agonopterix arenella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	4-Spotted Digger Wasp	Brindled Flat-body
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	Depressariidae
Genus	Crossocerus	Agonopterix
Species	Crossocerus quadrimaculatus	Agonopterix arenella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

4-Spotted Digger Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Brindled Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	4-Spotted Digger Wasp	Brindled Flat-body
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.

Brindled Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.

Brindled Flat-body

The Brindled Flat-body (Agonopterix arenella) is a species in the genus Agonopterix. 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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden