5-Banded Tailed Digger Wasp vs Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp

Cerceris quinquefasciata compared with Cerceris rybyensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	5-Banded Tailed Digger Wasp	Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order same	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)
Family same	Crabronidae	Crabronidae
Genus same	Cerceris	Cerceris
Species	Cerceris quinquefasciata	Cerceris rybyensis

Evolutionary Relationship

5-Banded Tailed Digger Wasp and Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cerceris.

Conservation Status

5-Banded Tailed Digger Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	5-Banded Tailed Digger Wasp	Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

5-Banded Tailed Digger Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

5-Banded Tailed Digger Wasp

The 5-Banded Tailed Digger Wasp (Cerceris quinquefasciata) is a species in the genus Cerceris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, inhabiting diverse terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden