Clark'S Mining Bee vs Fern scale

Andrena clarkella compared with Pinnaspis aspidistrae

Key Differences

• Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Fern scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Fern scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Andrenidae	Diaspididae
Genus	Andrena	Pinnaspis
Species	Andrena clarkella	Pinnaspis aspidistrae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Fern scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Fern scale
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).

Fern scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (21 countries) and North America (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 5 countries:

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