Honey bee vs Seven-spot ladybird
They share the class Insecta but sit in different orders: Honey bee in Hymenoptera, Seven-spot ladybird in Coleoptera.
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What is the difference between a honey bee and a seven-spot ladybird?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- They share the class Insecta but sit in different orders: Honey bee in Hymenoptera, Seven-spot ladybird in Coleoptera.
- They have been recorded in 92 of the same countries (the honey bee in 213 in total, the seven-spot ladybird in 95). Shared records include zoos, so this does not mean they meet in the wild.
Side by side
| Honey bee | Seven-spot ladybird | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Apis mellifera | Coccinella septempunctata |
| Family | Apidae | Coccinellidae |
| Order | Hymenoptera | Coleoptera |
| Weight | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Main food | nectar, pollen | aphid, Greenhouse whitefly, Diaphorina citri |
| Habitat | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Data Deficient | Not recorded |
| Countries recorded | 213 | 95 |
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