Clark'S Mining Bee vs Pale tortoise beetle

Andrena clarkella compared with Cassida flaveola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Pale tortoise beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Andrenidae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Andrena	Cassida
Species	Andrena clarkella	Cassida flaveola

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Pale tortoise beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Pale tortoise beetle
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).

Pale tortoise beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, 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