Geoffroy's Blood Bee vs Swollen-thighed Blood Bee

Sphecodes geoffrellus compared with Sphecodes crassus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Geoffroy's Blood Bee	Swollen-thighed 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 crassus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Geoffroy's Blood Bee

LC — Least Concern

Swollen-thighed Blood Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Geoffroy's Blood Bee	Swollen-thighed 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.

Swollen-thighed 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