Alder Bent-wing vs Andrenine Bee

Bucculatrix cidarella compared with Andrena wilkella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Bent-wing	Andrenine Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Bucculatricidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Bucculatrix	Andrena
Species	Bucculatrix cidarella	Andrena wilkella

Evolutionary Relationship

Alder Bent-wing and Andrenine Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Alder Bent-wing

LC — Least Concern

Andrenine Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Bent-wing	Andrenine Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder Bent-wing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Andrenine Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Alder Bent-wing

The Alder Bent-wing (Bucculatrix cidarella) is a species in the genus Bucculatrix. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Andrenine Bee

The Andrenine Bee (Andrena wilkella) is a species in the genus Andrena. 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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden