Acanthus vs Slender Digger Wasp

Acanthus ebracteatus compared with Crossocerus elongatulus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Acanthus	Slender Digger Wasp
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Acanthaceae	Crabronidae
Genus	Acanthus	Crossocerus
Species	Acanthus ebracteatus	Crossocerus elongatulus

Conservation Status

Acanthus

LC — Least Concern

Slender Digger Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Acanthus	Slender Digger Wasp
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Acanthus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Slender Digger Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Acanthus

The Acanthus (Acanthus ebracteatus) is a species in the genus Acanthus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It typically inhabits diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.