Alternate-Leaved Crownbeard vs Andrenine Bee

Verbesina alternifolia compared with Andrena wilkella

Key Differences

• Alternate-Leaved Crownbeard is Not Evaluated while Andrenine Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alternate-Leaved Crownbeard	Andrenine Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Andrenidae
Genus	Verbesina	Andrena
Species	Verbesina alternifolia	Andrena wilkella

Conservation Status

Alternate-Leaved Crownbeard

NE — Not Evaluated

Andrenine Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alternate-Leaved Crownbeard	Andrenine Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alternate-Leaved Crownbeard

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Andrenine Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Alternate-Leaved Crownbeard

The Alternate-Leaved Crownbeard (Verbesina alternifolia) is a species in the genus Verbesina. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇺🇸 United States