Ashy Mining Bee vs black-calabash

Andrena cineraria compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ashy Mining Bee black-calabash
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps) Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family Andrenidae Bignoniaceae
Genus Andrena Amphitecna
Species Andrena cineraria Amphitecna latifolia

Conservation Status

Ashy Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ashy Mining Bee black-calabash
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ashy Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

black-calabash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Ashy Mining Bee

Ashy mining bee (Andrena cineraria) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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