Black Banded Spider Wasp vs Hardhack

Anoplius viaticus compared with Sorbaria tomentosa

Key Differences

Black Banded Spider Wasp is Least Concern while Hardhack is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Banded Spider Wasp	Hardhack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Pompilidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Anoplius	Sorbaria
Species	Anoplius viaticus	Sorbaria tomentosa

Conservation Status

Black Banded Spider Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Hardhack

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Banded Spider Wasp	Hardhack
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.

Hardhack

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.