Andrenine Bee vs Osborn mealybug

Andrena wilkella compared with Heliococcus osborni

Key Differences

• Andrenine Bee is Least Concern while Osborn mealybug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andrenine Bee	Osborn mealybug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Andrenidae	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Andrena	Heliococcus
Species	Andrena wilkella	Heliococcus osborni

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Andrenine Bee

LC — Least Concern

Osborn mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andrenine Bee	Osborn mealybug
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).

Osborn mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Sweden.

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 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden