Clark'S Mining Bee vs Spiderwort

Andrena clarkella compared with Tradescantia virginiana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Spiderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family	Andrenidae	Commelinaceae
Genus	Andrena	Tradescantia
Species	Andrena clarkella	Tradescantia virginiana

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Spiderwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Spiderwort
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).

Spiderwort

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Japan), Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Ecuador).

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States