Black Banded Spider Wasp vs slender thistle

Anoplius viaticus compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Key Differences

Black Banded Spider Wasp is Least Concern while slender thistle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Banded Spider Wasp	slender thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pompilidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anoplius	Carduus
Species	Anoplius viaticus	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Black Banded Spider Wasp

LC — Least Concern

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Banded Spider Wasp	slender thistle
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 thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.