Andrenine Bee vs yarrow mealybug

Andrena wilkella compared with Atrococcus achilleae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andrenine Bee	yarrow 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	Atrococcus
Species	Andrena wilkella	Atrococcus achilleae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Andrenine Bee

LC — Least Concern

yarrow mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andrenine Bee	yarrow 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).

yarrow mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and 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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden