Clark'S Mining Bee vs Mountain Aster

Andrena clarkella compared with Oclemena acuminata

Key Differences

Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Mountain Aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Mountain 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	Oclemena
Species	Andrena clarkella	Oclemena acuminata

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Mountain 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).

Mountain Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.