4-Spotted Digger Wasp vs Broom Flat-body

Crossocerus quadrimaculatus compared with Agonopterix scopariella

Key Differences

4-Spotted Digger Wasp is Least Concern while Broom Flat-body is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	4-Spotted Digger Wasp	Broom 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 scopariella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

4-Spotted Digger Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Broom Flat-body

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	4-Spotted Digger Wasp	Broom 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.

Broom Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.

Broom Flat-body

The Broom Flat-Body (Agonopterix scopariella) is a species in the genus Agonopterix. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.