Clark'S Mining Bee vs Pine Leaf-Mining Moth

Andrena clarkella compared with Clavigesta purdeyi

Key Differences

• Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Pine Leaf-Mining Moth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Pine Leaf-Mining Moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class same	Insecta (insecte)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Andrenidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Andrena	Clavigesta
Species	Andrena clarkella	Clavigesta purdeyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Clark'S Mining Bee and Pine Leaf-Mining Moth share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (insecte)

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Pine Leaf-Mining Moth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Pine Leaf-Mining Moth
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).

Pine Leaf-Mining Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden