Black Banded Spider Wasp vs Fringed dodder

Anoplius viaticus compared with Cuscuta suaveolens

Key Differences

Black Banded Spider Wasp is Least Concern while Fringed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Banded Spider Wasp	Fringed dodder
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	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Anoplius	Cuscuta
Species	Anoplius viaticus	Cuscuta suaveolens

Conservation Status

Black Banded Spider Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Banded Spider Wasp	Fringed dodder
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.

Fringed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Europe (17 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.