Furry-bellied Blood Bee vs Swollen-thighed Blood Bee

Sphecodes hyalinatus compared with Sphecodes crassus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Furry-bellied Blood Bee	Swollen-thighed Blood Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class same	Insecta (insecte)	Insecta (insecte)
Order same	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family same	Halictidae	Halictidae
Genus same	Sphecodes	Sphecodes
Species	Sphecodes hyalinatus	Sphecodes crassus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Furry-bellied Blood Bee

LC — Least Concern

Swollen-thighed Blood Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Furry-bellied Blood Bee	Swollen-thighed Blood Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Furry-bellied 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