Black Banded Spider Wasp vs Pitaya

Anoplius viaticus compared with Echinocereus enneacanthus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Banded Spider Wasp	Pitaya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pompilidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Anoplius	Echinocereus
Species	Anoplius viaticus	Echinocereus enneacanthus

Conservation Status

Black Banded Spider Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Pitaya

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Banded Spider Wasp	Pitaya
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.

Pitaya

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.