Blue Phlox vs Clark'S Mining Bee

Phlox divaricata compared with Andrena clarkella

Key Differences

• Blue Phlox is Not Evaluated while Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Phlox	Clark'S Mining Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Polemoniaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Phlox	Andrena
Species	Phlox divaricata	Andrena clarkella

Conservation Status

Blue Phlox

NE — Not Evaluated

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Phlox	Clark'S Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Phlox

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Clark'S Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Blue Phlox

The Blue Phlox (Phlox divaricata) is a species in the genus Phlox. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Clark'S Mining Bee

The Clark'S Mining Bee (Andrena clarkella) 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:

🇺🇸 United States