Black Banded Spider Wasp vs Marshmallow Spiderhead

Anoplius viaticus compared with Serruria aitonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Banded Spider Wasp	Marshmallow Spiderhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Pompilidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Anoplius	Serruria
Species	Anoplius viaticus	Serruria aitonii

Conservation Status

Black Banded Spider Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Marshmallow Spiderhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Banded Spider Wasp	Marshmallow Spiderhead
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.

Marshmallow Spiderhead

Habitat

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

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.