Black Banded Spider Wasp vs little-tree willow

Anoplius viaticus compared with Salix arbusculoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Banded Spider Wasp	little-tree willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pompilidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Anoplius	Salix
Species	Anoplius viaticus	Salix arbusculoides

Conservation Status

Black Banded Spider Wasp

LC — Least Concern

little-tree willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Banded Spider Wasp	little-tree willow
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.

little-tree willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Czech Republic, Norway, and Poland.

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.