Clark'S Mining Bee vs Southern Bent-wing

Andrena clarkella compared with Leucoptera lathyrifoliella

Key Differences

• Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Southern Bent-wing is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Southern Bent-wing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Andrenidae	Lyonetiidae
Genus	Andrena	Leucoptera
Species	Andrena clarkella	Leucoptera lathyrifoliella

Evolutionary Relationship

Clark'S Mining Bee and Southern Bent-wing share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Southern Bent-wing

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Southern Bent-wing
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).

Southern Bent-wing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden