African Stingless Bee vs Iris Sawfly
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | African Stingless Bee | Iris Sawfly |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Meliponula bocandei | Rhadinoceraea micans |
| Order | Hymenoptera | Hymenoptera |
| Family | Apidae | Tenthredinidae |
| Size | 5-8 mm | 6-8 mm |
| Habitat | Forests | Ponds & Lakes |
| Diet | Nectar Feeders | Herbivores |
| Regions | West Africa, Central Africa | Europe |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
African Stingless Bee
A small dark stingless bee that nests in tree hollows and produces a prized thin honey. Colonies can number several thousand workers.
Did You Know?
Their honey is traditionally valued in West African medicine and can sell for ten times the price of regular honey.
Iris Sawfly
A small, metallic blue-black sawfly whose grayish larvae with dark heads feed along the edges of iris leaves, producing distinctive notching damage.
Did You Know?
Larvae feed along leaf edges in a perfectly straight line, creating neat rectangular notches that are diagnostic for this species.