Small Dark-bee vs Spotted Dark-bee

Stelis breviuscula compared with Stelis ornatula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Small Dark-bee	Spotted Dark-bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class same	Insecta (insecto)	Insecta (insecto)
Order same	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)
Family same	Megachilidae	Megachilidae
Genus same	Stelis	Stelis
Species	Stelis breviuscula	Stelis ornatula

Evolutionary Relationship

Small Dark-bee and Spotted Dark-bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Stelis.

Conservation Status

Small Dark-bee

LC — Least Concern

Spotted Dark-bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Small Dark-bee	Spotted Dark-bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Small Dark-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Spotted Dark-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

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