Black Banded Spider Wasp vs Panicled Bulrush

Anoplius viaticus compared with Scirpus microcarpus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Banded Spider Wasp	Panicled Bulrush
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	Scirpus
Species	Anoplius viaticus	Scirpus microcarpus

Conservation Status

Black Banded Spider Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Panicled Bulrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Banded Spider Wasp	Panicled Bulrush
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.

Panicled Bulrush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Japan, Norway, and United States.

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.