American Willowherb vs Andrenine Bee

Epilobium ciliatum compared with Andrena wilkella

Key Differences

• American Willowherb is Not Evaluated while Andrenine Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Willowherb	Andrenine Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Onagraceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Epilobium	Andrena
Species	Epilobium ciliatum	Andrena wilkella

Conservation Status

American Willowherb

NE — Not Evaluated

Andrenine Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Willowherb	Andrenine Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Willowherb

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (28 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

Andrenine Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

American Willowherb

The American Willowherb (Epilobium ciliatum) is a species in the genus Epilobium. 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 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States