Black Banded Spider Wasp vs Red Sumac

Anoplius viaticus compared with Rhus glabra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Banded Spider Wasp	Red Sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pompilidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Anoplius	Rhus
Species	Anoplius viaticus	Rhus glabra

Conservation Status

Black Banded Spider Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Red Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Banded Spider Wasp	Red Sumac
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.

Red Sumac

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.