Black Banded Spider Wasp vs black-bindweed

Anoplius viaticus compared with Dioscorea communis

Key Differences

• Black Banded Spider Wasp is Least Concern while black-bindweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Banded Spider Wasp	black-bindweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Pompilidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Anoplius	Dioscorea
Species	Anoplius viaticus	Dioscorea communis

Conservation Status

Black Banded Spider Wasp

LC — Least Concern

black-bindweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Banded Spider Wasp	black-bindweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Banded Spider Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

black-bindweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Sweden.

Black Banded Spider Wasp

The Black Banded Spider Wasp (Anoplius viaticus) is a species in the genus Anoplius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

black-bindweed

The Black-bindweed (Dioscorea communis) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden