False Margined Blood Bee vs Geoffroy's Blood Bee

Sphecodes miniatus compared with Sphecodes geoffrellus

Key Differences

• False Margined Blood Bee is Critically Endangered while Geoffroy's Blood Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Margined Blood Bee	Geoffroy's Blood Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class same	Insecta (насекомые)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order same	Hymenoptera (перепончатокрылые)	Hymenoptera (перепончатокрылые)
Family same	Halictidae	Halictidae
Genus same	Sphecodes	Sphecodes
Species	Sphecodes miniatus	Sphecodes geoffrellus

Evolutionary Relationship

False Margined Blood Bee and Geoffroy's Blood Bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sphecodes.

Conservation Status

False Margined Blood Bee

CR — Critically Endangered

Geoffroy's Blood Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Margined Blood Bee	Geoffroy's Blood Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Margined Blood Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Geoffroy's 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