black-calabash vs Masked bee

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Hylaeus variegatus

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Masked bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Masked 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 variegatus

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Masked bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Masked 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.

Masked bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Sweden, and United States.

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.