Clark'S Mining Bee vs Smooth Coneflower

Andrena clarkella compared with Echinacea laevigata

Key Differences

• Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Smooth Coneflower is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Smooth Coneflower
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	Echinacea
Species	Andrena clarkella	Echinacea laevigata

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Coneflower

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Smooth Coneflower
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).

Smooth Coneflower

Habitat

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

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.