Dark Blood Bee vs Reticulate Blood Bee

Sphecodes niger compared with Sphecodes reticulatus

Key Differences

• Dark Blood Bee is Vulnerable while Reticulate Blood Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Blood Bee	Reticulate 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 niger	Sphecodes reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark Blood Bee and Reticulate Blood Bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sphecodes.

Conservation Status

Dark Blood Bee

VU — Vulnerable

Reticulate Blood Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Blood Bee	Reticulate Blood Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark Blood Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Reticulate Blood Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇸🇪 Sweden