Black Banded Spider Wasp vs Checkerberry

Anoplius viaticus compared with Gaultheria procumbens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Banded Spider Wasp	Checkerberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Pompilidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Anoplius	Gaultheria
Species	Anoplius viaticus	Gaultheria procumbens

Conservation Status

Black Banded Spider Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Checkerberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Banded Spider Wasp	Checkerberry
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.

Checkerberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.

Checkerberry

The Checkerberry (Gaultheria procumbens) is a species in the genus Gaultheria. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway