Blueskin vs Knapweed Carder-bee

Acacia irrorata compared with Bombus sylvarum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blueskin	Knapweed Carder-bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Fabaceae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Acacia	Bombus
Species	Acacia irrorata	Bombus sylvarum

Conservation Status

Blueskin

LC — Least Concern

Knapweed Carder-bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blueskin	Knapweed Carder-bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blueskin

Habitat

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

Knapweed Carder-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Blueskin

The Blueskin (Acacia irrorata) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.