Clark'S Mining Bee vs Lorquin’s Blue

Andrena clarkella compared with Cupido lorquinii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Lorquin’s Blue
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order	Hymenoptera (膜翅目)	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)
Family	Andrenidae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Andrena	Cupido
Species	Andrena clarkella	Cupido lorquinii

Evolutionary Relationship

Clark'S Mining Bee and Lorquin’s Blue share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (昆蟲綱)

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Lorquin’s Blue

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Lorquin’s Blue
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).

Lorquin’s Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Spain.

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.