Clark'S Mining Bee vs Forked Aster

Andrena clarkella compared with Eurybia furcata

Key Differences

• Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Forked Aster is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Forked Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Andrenidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Andrena	Eurybia
Species	Andrena clarkella	Eurybia furcata

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Forked Aster

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Forked Aster
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).

Forked Aster

Habitat

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

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.