Ashy Furrow Bee vs Four-spotted Furrow Bee

Lasioglossum sexnotatum compared with Lasioglossum quadrinotatum

Key Differences

• Ashy Furrow Bee is Extinct while Four-spotted Furrow Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashy Furrow Bee	Four-spotted Furrow Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family same	Halictidae	Halictidae
Genus same	Lasioglossum	Lasioglossum
Species	Lasioglossum sexnotatum	Lasioglossum quadrinotatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Ashy Furrow Bee and Four-spotted Furrow Bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lasioglossum.

Conservation Status

Ashy Furrow Bee

EX — Extinct

Four-spotted Furrow Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashy Furrow Bee	Four-spotted Furrow Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ashy Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Luxembourg.

Four-spotted Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Ashy Furrow Bee

Ashy furrow bee (Lasioglossum sexnotatum) is a species in the genus Lasioglossum. It is classified as Extinct by the IUCN. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg