Black Banded Spider Wasp vs Stinking chamomile

Anoplius viaticus compared with Anthemis cotula

Key Differences

Black Banded Spider Wasp is Least Concern while Stinking chamomile is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Banded Spider Wasp	Stinking chamomile
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	Anthemis
Species	Anoplius viaticus	Anthemis cotula

Conservation Status

Black Banded Spider Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Stinking chamomile

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Banded Spider Wasp	Stinking chamomile
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.

Stinking chamomile

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, India), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), 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.