Clark'S Mining Bee vs Tile Lichen

Andrena clarkella compared with Lecidea tessellata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Tile Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family	Andrenidae	Lecideaceae
Genus	Andrena	Lecidea
Species	Andrena clarkella	Lecidea tessellata

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Tile Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Tile Lichen
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).

Tile Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.