Sickle-jawed Blood Bee vs Swollen-thighed Blood Bee

Sphecodes puncticeps compared with Sphecodes crassus

Key Differences

• Sickle-jawed Blood Bee is Endangered while Swollen-thighed Blood Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sickle-jawed Blood Bee	Swollen-thighed Blood 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	Halictidae	Halictidae
Genus same	Sphecodes	Sphecodes
Species	Sphecodes puncticeps	Sphecodes crassus

Evolutionary Relationship

Sickle-jawed Blood Bee and Swollen-thighed Blood Bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sphecodes.

Conservation Status

Sickle-jawed Blood Bee

EN — Endangered

Swollen-thighed Blood Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sickle-jawed Blood Bee	Swollen-thighed Blood Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sickle-jawed Blood Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

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