Andrenine Bee vs Gemeine Smaragdlibelle

Andrena wilkella compared with Cordulia aenea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andrenine Bee	Gemeine Smaragdlibelle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)	Odonata (Libellen)
Family	Andrenidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Andrena	Cordulia
Species	Andrena wilkella	Cordulia aenea

Evolutionary Relationship

Andrenine Bee and Gemeine Smaragdlibelle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insekten)

Conservation Status

Andrenine Bee

LC — Least Concern

Gemeine Smaragdlibelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andrenine Bee	Gemeine Smaragdlibelle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andrenine Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Gemeine Smaragdlibelle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Andrenine Bee

The Andrenine Bee (Andrena wilkella) 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.

Gemeine Smaragdlibelle

Downy Emerald (Cordulia aenea) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden