Clark'S Mining Bee vs False Lupin

Andrena clarkella compared with Thermopsis montana

Key Differences

Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while False Lupin is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	False Lupin
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Andrena	Thermopsis
Species	Andrena clarkella	Thermopsis montana

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

False Lupin

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	False Lupin
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).

False Lupin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Finland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.