Long-tailed Sylph vs Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee

Aglaiocercus kingii compared with Megachile centuncularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Sylph	Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class	Aves (새)	Insecta (곤충)
Order	Apodiformes (칼새목)	Hymenoptera (벌목)
Family	Trochilidae	Megachilidae
Genus	Aglaiocercus	Megachile
Species	Aglaiocercus kingii	Megachile centuncularis

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Sylph and Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (동물)

보기 Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Sylph

LC — Least Concern

Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Sylph	Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Sylph

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

Long-tailed Sylph

긴꼬리실프(Aglaiocercus kingii)는 가장 화려하게 장식된 벌새 중 하나로, 수컷은 금속빛 녹색 깃털과 22cm에 달하는 리본 모양의 길게 늘어난 바깥 꼬리 깃털을 가지며 이는 몸 길이의 세 배를 넘는다. 콜롬비아와 베네수엘라의 안데스 구름 숲 해발 1,400~2,800m에 서식하며, 수컷은 암컷을 유혹하기 위해 정교한 과시 비행을 수행한다. 화려한 꼬리는 암컷의 선택에 의한 성적 선택의 고전적인 사례다.