Clark'S Mining Bee vs Thrips

Andrena clarkella compared with Aptinothrips stylifer

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Andrenidae	Thripidae
Genus	Andrena	Aptinothrips
Species	Andrena clarkella	Aptinothrips stylifer

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Thrips
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).

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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 4 countries:

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