Clark'S Mining Bee vs Leafminer fly

Andrena clarkella compared with Phytomyza rufipes

Key Differences

• Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Leafminer fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Leafminer fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Andrenidae	Agromyzidae
Genus	Andrena	Phytomyza
Species	Andrena clarkella	Phytomyza rufipes

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Leafminer fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Leafminer fly
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).

Leafminer fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and 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 4 countries:

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