Black Banded Spider Wasp vs White-leaved Psephellus

Anoplius viaticus compared with Psephellus leucophyllus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Banded Spider Wasp	White-leaved Psephellus
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	Psephellus
Species	Anoplius viaticus	Psephellus leucophyllus

Conservation Status

Black Banded Spider Wasp

LC — Least Concern

White-leaved Psephellus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Banded Spider Wasp	White-leaved Psephellus
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.

White-leaved Psephellus

Habitat

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

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.