Black Banded Spider Wasp vs Guatemalan Grass

Anoplius viaticus compared with Tripsacum andersonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Banded Spider Wasp	Guatemalan Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pompilidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Anoplius	Tripsacum
Species	Anoplius viaticus	Tripsacum andersonii

Conservation Status

Black Banded Spider Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Guatemalan Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Banded Spider Wasp	Guatemalan Grass
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.

Guatemalan Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Africa (Guinea, Madagascar) and South America (4 countries).

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.