Bare-saddled Blood Bee vs Geoffroy's Blood Bee

Sphecodes ephippius compared with Sphecodes geoffrellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-saddled Blood Bee	Geoffroy's Blood Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class same	Insecta (inseto)	Insecta (inseto)
Order same	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family same	Halictidae	Halictidae
Genus same	Sphecodes	Sphecodes
Species	Sphecodes ephippius	Sphecodes geoffrellus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bare-saddled Blood Bee and Geoffroy's Blood Bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sphecodes.

View Genus: Sphecodes

Conservation Status

Bare-saddled Blood Bee

LC — Least Concern

Geoffroy's Blood Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-saddled Blood Bee	Geoffroy's Blood Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-saddled Blood Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Geoffroy's Blood Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Bare-saddled Blood Bee

The Bare-saddled Blood Bee (Sphecodes ephippius) is a species in the genus Sphecodes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.