Black Banded Spider Wasp vs currant soft scale

Anoplius viaticus compared with Eulecanium douglasi

Key Differences

• Black Banded Spider Wasp is Least Concern while currant soft scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Banded Spider Wasp	currant soft scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Pompilidae	Coccidae
Genus	Anoplius	Eulecanium
Species	Anoplius viaticus	Eulecanium douglasi

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Banded Spider Wasp and currant soft scale share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Black Banded Spider Wasp

LC — Least Concern

currant soft scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Banded Spider Wasp	currant soft scale
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.

currant soft scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden