4-Spotted Digger Wasp vs Harmless Serotine

Crossocerus quadrimaculatus compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• 4-Spotted Digger Wasp is Least Concern while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	4-Spotted Digger Wasp	Harmless Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Crabronidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Crossocerus	Eptesicus
Species	Crossocerus quadrimaculatus	Eptesicus innoxius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

4-Spotted Digger Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	4-Spotted Digger Wasp	Harmless Serotine
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.

Harmless Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. 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.