Bird's Eye vs Orange-Legged Furrow Bee

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Halictus rubicundus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bird's Eye Orange-Legged Furrow 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 Halictus
Species Alectryon subcinereus Halictus rubicundus

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Orange-Legged Furrow Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bird's Eye Orange-Legged Furrow Bee
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird's Eye

Habitat

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

Orange-Legged Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Bird's Eye

The Bird's Eye (Alectryon subcinereus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Orange-Legged Furrow Bee

No description available.

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