Girdled Colletes vs Ivy Bee

Colletes succinctus compared with Colletes hederae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Girdled Colletes	Ivy 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	Colletidae	Colletidae
Genus same	Colletes	Colletes
Species	Colletes succinctus	Colletes hederae

Evolutionary Relationship

Girdled Colletes and Ivy Bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Colletes.

Conservation Status

Girdled Colletes

LC — Least Concern

Ivy Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Girdled Colletes	Ivy Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Girdled Colletes

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Ivy Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Luxembourg.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇱🇺 Luxembourg