Black Mud Bee vs rosecutter-bee

Megachile parietina compared with Megachile willughbiella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Mud Bee	rosecutter-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	Megachilidae	Megachilidae
Genus same	Megachile	Megachile
Species	Megachile parietina	Megachile willughbiella

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Mud Bee and rosecutter-bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Megachile.

Conservation Status

Black Mud Bee

LC — Least Concern

rosecutter-bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Mud Bee	rosecutter-bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Mud Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Norway.

rosecutter-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Black Mud Bee

The Black Mud Bee (Megachile parietina) is a species in the genus Megachile. 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway