Box-headed Blood Bee vs Red-tailed Blood Bee

Sphecodes monilicornis compared with Sphecodes rubicundus

Key Differences

• Box-headed Blood Bee is Least Concern while Red-tailed Blood Bee is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box-headed Blood Bee	Red-tailed Blood 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	Halictidae	Halictidae
Genus same	Sphecodes	Sphecodes
Species	Sphecodes monilicornis	Sphecodes rubicundus

Evolutionary Relationship

Box-headed Blood Bee and Red-tailed Blood Bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sphecodes.

Conservation Status

Box-headed Blood Bee

LC — Least Concern

Red-tailed Blood Bee

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box-headed Blood Bee	Red-tailed Blood Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Box-headed Blood Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Red-tailed Blood Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Luxembourg. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Box-headed Blood Bee

The Box-headed blood bee (Sphecodes monilicornis) is a species in the genus Sphecodes. 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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg