Clark'S Mining Bee vs potato aphid

Andrena clarkella compared with Macrosiphum euphorbiae

Key Differences

• Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while potato aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	potato aphid
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	Aphididae
Genus	Andrena	Macrosiphum
Species	Andrena clarkella	Macrosiphum euphorbiae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

potato aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	potato aphid
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).

potato aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Israel, Japan), Europe (35 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Ecuador).

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