Dark-winged Blood Bee vs Dull-heades Blood Bee

Sphecodes gibbus compared with Sphecodes ferruginatus

Key Differences

• Dark-winged Blood Bee is Near Threatened while Dull-heades Blood Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-winged Blood Bee	Dull-heades Blood Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order same	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)
Family same	Halictidae	Halictidae
Genus same	Sphecodes	Sphecodes
Species	Sphecodes gibbus	Sphecodes ferruginatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark-winged Blood Bee and Dull-heades Blood Bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sphecodes.

Conservation Status

Dark-winged Blood Bee

NT — Near Threatened

Dull-heades Blood Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-winged Blood Bee	Dull-heades Blood Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark-winged Blood Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Dull-heades 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