Capon'S-Feather vs Grey-backed Mining Bee

Aquilegia vulgaris compared with Andrena vaga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Capon'S-Feather Grey-backed Mining Bee
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Ranunculales (Ranunculales) Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family Ranunculaceae Andrenidae
Genus Aquilegia Andrena
Species Aquilegia vulgaris Andrena vaga

Conservation Status

Capon'S-Feather

LC — Least Concern

Grey-backed Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Capon'S-Feather Grey-backed Mining Bee
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Capon'S-Feather

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).

Grey-backed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Capon'S-Feather

The Capon's-feather (Aquilegia vulgaris) is a species in the genus Aquilegia. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Grey-backed Mining Bee

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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