Andrenine Bee vs Firespike

Andrena wilkella compared with Odontonema tubaeforme

Key Differences

Andrenine Bee is Least Concern while Firespike is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andrenine Bee	Firespike
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Acanthaceae
Genus	Andrena	Odontonema
Species	Andrena wilkella	Odontonema tubaeforme

Conservation Status

Andrenine Bee

LC — Least Concern

Firespike

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andrenine Bee	Firespike
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).

Firespike

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.