Andrenine Bee vs Franklin's phacelia

Andrena wilkella compared with Phacelia franklinii

Key Differences

Andrenine Bee is Least Concern while Franklin's phacelia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andrenine Bee	Franklin's phacelia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Andrenidae	Hydrophyllaceae
Genus	Andrena	Phacelia
Species	Andrena wilkella	Phacelia franklinii

Conservation Status

Andrenine Bee

LC — Least Concern

Franklin's phacelia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andrenine Bee	Franklin's phacelia
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).

Franklin's phacelia

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.