Andrenine Bee vs spiral ginger

Andrena wilkella compared with Costus pulverulentus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andrenine Bee	spiral ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Andrenidae	Costaceae
Genus	Andrena	Costus
Species	Andrena wilkella	Costus pulverulentus

Conservation Status

Andrenine Bee

LC — Least Concern

spiral ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andrenine Bee	spiral ginger
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).

spiral ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, and United States.

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.