Mocker Swallowtail vs Common Green Furrow Bee
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Mocker Swallowtail | Common Green Furrow Bee |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Papilio dardanus | Lasioglossum malachurum |
| Order | Lepidoptera | Hymenoptera |
| Family | Papilionidae | Halictidae |
| Size | 80-105 mm wingspan | 7-9 mm |
| Habitat | Underground | Farmland |
| Diet | Nectar Feeders | Nectar Feeders |
| Regions | Sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar | Europe, North Africa, Western Asia |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
Mocker Swallowtail
A remarkable swallowtail where females mimic several different toxic butterfly species while males look completely different. Males are yellow and black with tails.
Did You Know?
Females can occur in over a dozen different color forms, each mimicking a different toxic butterfly species.
Common Green Furrow Bee
A small, primitively eusocial sweat bee in which a single queen overwinters and founds a colony with successive worker broods. It has a bronzy-green head and thorax.
Did You Know?
Colonies can have over 100 workers by late summer, making it one of the most social of all halictid bees.