5-Banded Tailed Digger Wasp vs Four-banded Weevil-wasp

Cerceris quinquefasciata compared with Cerceris quadricincta

Key Differences

• 5-Banded Tailed Digger Wasp is Least Concern while Four-banded Weevil-wasp is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	5-Banded Tailed Digger Wasp	Four-banded Weevil-wasp
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Insecta (แมลง)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order same	Hymenoptera (แตน)	Hymenoptera (แตน)
Family same	Crabronidae	Crabronidae
Genus same	Cerceris	Cerceris
Species	Cerceris quinquefasciata	Cerceris quadricincta

Evolutionary Relationship

5-Banded Tailed Digger Wasp and Four-banded Weevil-wasp share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cerceris.

Conservation Status

5-Banded Tailed Digger Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Four-banded Weevil-wasp

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	5-Banded Tailed Digger Wasp	Four-banded Weevil-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.

Four-banded Weevil-wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium 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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden