Alectryon vs Reticulate Blood Bee

Alectryon tropicus compared with Sphecodes reticulatus

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Reticulate Blood Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Reticulate Blood Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Sapindaceae	Halictidae
Genus	Alectryon	Sphecodes
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Sphecodes reticulatus

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Reticulate Blood Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Reticulate Blood Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Reticulate Blood Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.