Black Banded Spider Wasp vs Mastic Thyme

Anoplius viaticus compared with Thymus mastichina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Banded Spider Wasp	Mastic Thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pompilidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Anoplius	Thymus
Species	Anoplius viaticus	Thymus mastichina

Conservation Status

Black Banded Spider Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Mastic Thyme

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Banded Spider Wasp	Mastic Thyme
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.

Mastic Thyme

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.