Clark'S Mining Bee vs Creeping Thistle Lacebug

Andrena clarkella compared with Tingis ampliata

Key Differences

• Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Creeping Thistle Lacebug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Creeping Thistle Lacebug
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	Tingidae
Genus	Andrena	Tingis
Species	Andrena clarkella	Tingis ampliata

Evolutionary Relationship

Clark'S Mining Bee and Creeping Thistle Lacebug share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Creeping Thistle Lacebug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Creeping Thistle Lacebug
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).

Creeping Thistle Lacebug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden