Clark'S Mining Bee vs Cross Orbweaver

Andrena clarkella compared with Araneus diadematus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Cross Orbweaver
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Andrenidae	Araneidae
Genus	Andrena	Araneus
Species	Andrena clarkella	Araneus diadematus

Evolutionary Relationship

Clark'S Mining Bee and Cross Orbweaver share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Cross Orbweaver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Cross Orbweaver
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).

Cross Orbweaver

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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 4 countries:

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