Clark'S Mining Bee vs Smearwort

Andrena clarkella compared with Aristolochia rotunda

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Smearwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Piperales (Piperales)
Family	Andrenidae	Aristolochiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Aristolochia
Species	Andrena clarkella	Aristolochia rotunda

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Smearwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Smearwort
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).

Smearwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.