Clark'S Mining Bee vs Red Leskea

Andrena clarkella compared with Orthothecium rufescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Red Leskea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Andrenidae	Plagiotheciaceae
Genus	Andrena	Orthothecium
Species	Andrena clarkella	Orthothecium rufescens

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Red Leskea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Red Leskea
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).

Red Leskea

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.