Clark'S Mining Bee vs Dark Spruce Bell

Andrena clarkella compared with Epinotia subsequana

Key Differences

• Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Dark Spruce Bell is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Dark Spruce Bell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Andrenidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Andrena	Epinotia
Species	Andrena clarkella	Epinotia subsequana

Evolutionary Relationship

Clark'S Mining Bee and Dark Spruce Bell share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Dark Spruce Bell

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Dark Spruce Bell
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).

Dark Spruce Bell

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden