Four-banded Flower Bee vs Green-eyed Flower Bee

Anthophora quadrimaculata compared with Anthophora bimaculata

Key Differences

• Four-banded Flower Bee is Vulnerable while Green-eyed Flower Bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-banded Flower Bee	Green-eyed Flower 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	Apidae (Bees)	Apidae (Bees)
Genus same	Anthophora	Anthophora
Species	Anthophora quadrimaculata	Anthophora bimaculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-banded Flower Bee and Green-eyed Flower Bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Anthophora.

Conservation Status

Four-banded Flower Bee

VU — Vulnerable

Green-eyed Flower Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-banded Flower Bee	Green-eyed Flower Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-banded Flower Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Green-eyed Flower Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark