Andrenine Bee vs Cereal Fly

Andrena wilkella compared with Geomyza tripunctata

Key Differences

• Andrenine Bee is Least Concern while Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andrenine Bee	Cereal Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Andrenidae	Opomyzidae
Genus	Andrena	Geomyza
Species	Andrena wilkella	Geomyza tripunctata

Evolutionary Relationship

Andrenine Bee and Cereal Fly share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Andrenine Bee

LC — Least Concern

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andrenine Bee	Cereal Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andrenine Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Cereal Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

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.

Cereal Fly

The Cereal Fly (Geomyza tripunctata) is a species in the genus Geomyza. Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

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