Box-headed Blood Bee vs Swollen-thighed Blood Bee

Sphecodes monilicornis compared with Sphecodes crassus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box-headed Blood Bee	Swollen-thighed Blood Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)
Class same	Insecta (حشرات)	Insecta (حشرات)
Order same	Hymenoptera (غشائيات الأجنحة)	Hymenoptera (غشائيات الأجنحة)
Family same	Halictidae	Halictidae
Genus same	Sphecodes	Sphecodes
Species	Sphecodes monilicornis	Sphecodes crassus

Evolutionary Relationship

Box-headed Blood Bee and Swollen-thighed Blood Bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sphecodes.

Conservation Status

Box-headed Blood Bee

LC — Least Concern

Swollen-thighed Blood Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box-headed Blood Bee	Swollen-thighed Blood Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Box-headed Blood Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Swollen-thighed Blood Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Box-headed Blood Bee

The Box-headed blood bee (Sphecodes monilicornis) is a species in the genus Sphecodes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden