Black Banded Spider Wasp vs boxthorn

Anoplius viaticus compared with Lycium europaeum

Key Differences

• Black Banded Spider Wasp is Least Concern while boxthorn is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Banded Spider Wasp	boxthorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Pompilidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Anoplius	Lycium
Species	Anoplius viaticus	Lycium europaeum

Conservation Status

Black Banded Spider Wasp

LC — Least Concern

boxthorn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Banded Spider Wasp	boxthorn
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.

boxthorn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Croatia, France, India, Portugal, and Spain.

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.

boxthorn

The Boxthorn (Lycium europaeum) is a species in the genus Lycium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. It is found in Croatia, France, India, Portugal and Spain.