Black Banded Spider Wasp vs Nebraska sedge

Anoplius viaticus compared with Carex nebrascensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Banded Spider Wasp	Nebraska sedge
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	Cyperaceae
Genus	Anoplius	Carex
Species	Anoplius viaticus	Carex nebrascensis

Conservation Status

Black Banded Spider Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Nebraska sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Banded Spider Wasp	Nebraska sedge
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.

Nebraska sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.