Geoffroy's Blood Bee vs Reticulate Blood Bee

Sphecodes geoffrellus compared with Sphecodes reticulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Geoffroy's 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 geoffrellus	Sphecodes reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Geoffroy's Blood Bee and Reticulate Blood Bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sphecodes.

Conservation Status

Geoffroy's Blood Bee

LC — Least Concern

Reticulate Blood Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Geoffroy's Blood Bee	Reticulate Blood Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Geoffroy's Blood Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden