Clark'S Mining Bee vs Spear-Leaved Willowherb

Andrena clarkella compared with Epilobium lanceolatum

Key Differences

• Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Spear-Leaved Willowherb is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Spear-Leaved Willowherb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Andrenidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Andrena	Epilobium
Species	Andrena clarkella	Epilobium lanceolatum

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Spear-Leaved Willowherb

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Spear-Leaved Willowherb
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).

Spear-Leaved Willowherb

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway