Clark'S Mining Bee vs Dingy White Plume

Andrena clarkella compared with Merrifieldia baliodactylus

Key Differences

Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Dingy White Plume is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Dingy White Plume
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	Pterophoridae
Genus	Andrena	Merrifieldia
Species	Andrena clarkella	Merrifieldia baliodactylus

Evolutionary Relationship

Clark'S Mining Bee and Dingy White Plume share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

View Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Dingy White Plume

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Dingy White Plume
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).

Dingy White Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 6 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (4 countries), and Europe (32 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.