Clark'S Mining Bee vs Elm leafminer

Andrena clarkella compared with Fenusa ulmi

Key Differences

• Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Elm leafminer is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Elm leafminer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Andrenidae	Tenthredinidae
Genus	Andrena	Fenusa
Species	Andrena clarkella	Fenusa ulmi

Evolutionary Relationship

Clark'S Mining Bee and Elm leafminer share a common ancestor at the Order level: Hymenoptera. (Ants, Bees & Wasps)

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Elm leafminer

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Elm leafminer
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).

Elm leafminer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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