Bare-saddled Blood Bee vs Box-headed Blood Bee

Sphecodes ephippius compared with Sphecodes monilicornis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-saddled Blood Bee	Box-headed Blood Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class same	Insecta (böcek)	Insecta (böcek)
Order same	Hymenoptera (Zar kanatlılar)	Hymenoptera (Zar kanatlılar)
Family same	Halictidae	Halictidae
Genus same	Sphecodes	Sphecodes
Species	Sphecodes ephippius	Sphecodes monilicornis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bare-saddled Blood Bee and Box-headed Blood Bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sphecodes.

Conservation Status

Bare-saddled Blood Bee

LC — Least Concern

Box-headed Blood Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-saddled Blood Bee	Box-headed 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.

Box-headed 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.

Box-headed Blood Bee

The Box-headed blood bee (Sphecodes monilicornis) 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden