Black-banded Spider Wasp Anoplius viaticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Generally a common Spider Hunting Wasp of heathland areas in Nottinghamshire, but very fast, hardly ever still and a very difficult subject to photograph. This Anoplius viaticus was found warming up on a sunny May morning at a bare, sandy site Vexation Lane near Edwinstowe, but we have recorded it at sites such as Walesby Wood and Budby South Forest.
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Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Anoplius viaticus
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Stuart Warrington. The National Trust (Clumber Park invertebrate records). Indy Kiemel Greene. David Shaw. Brian Wetton.

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Updated November 2022
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