Clark'S Mining Bee vs corn leaf aphid

Andrena clarkella compared with Rhopalosiphum maidis

Key Differences

• Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while corn leaf aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	corn leaf aphid
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	Aphididae
Genus	Andrena	Rhopalosiphum
Species	Andrena clarkella	Rhopalosiphum maidis

Evolutionary Relationship

Clark'S Mining Bee and corn leaf aphid share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

corn leaf aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	corn leaf aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

corn leaf aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus, Taiwan), Europe (26 countries), and North America (United States).

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States