Beautiful Pearl vs Mason bee

Agrotera nemoralis compared with Osmia cornuta

Key Differences

• Beautiful Pearl is Least Concern while Mason bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Pearl	Mason bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Crambidae	Megachilidae
Genus	Agrotera	Osmia
Species	Agrotera nemoralis	Osmia cornuta

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Pearl and Mason bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Pearl

LC — Least Concern

Mason bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Pearl	Mason bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Pearl

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Mason bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

Beautiful Pearl

The Beautiful Pearl (Agrotera nemoralis) is a species in the genus Agrotera. 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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden