black-calabash vs Large Yellow-face Bee

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Hylaeus signatus

Key Differences

  • black-calabash is Least Concern while Large Yellow-face Bee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank black-calabash Large Yellow-face Bee
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Lamiales (Lamiales) Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family Bignoniaceae Colletidae
Genus Amphitecna Hylaeus
Species Amphitecna latifolia Hylaeus signatus

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Large Yellow-face Bee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute black-calabash Large Yellow-face Bee
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Large Yellow-face Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Large Yellow-face Bee

No description available.

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