Black Banded Spider Wasp vs Slender Paspalum

Anoplius viaticus compared with Paspalum setaceum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Banded Spider Wasp	Slender Paspalum
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	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Anoplius	Paspalum
Species	Anoplius viaticus	Paspalum setaceum

Conservation Status

Black Banded Spider Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Slender Paspalum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Banded Spider Wasp	Slender Paspalum
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.

Slender Paspalum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia), Europe (France), North America (4 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries).

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.