Beggar-Ticks vs Clark'S Mining Bee

Bidens frondosa compared with Andrena clarkella

Key Differences

• Beggar-Ticks is Not Evaluated while Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar-Ticks	Clark'S Mining Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Andrenidae
Genus	Bidens	Andrena
Species	Bidens frondosa	Andrena clarkella

Conservation Status

Beggar-Ticks

NE — Not Evaluated

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar-Ticks	Clark'S Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beggar-Ticks

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (9 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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).

Beggar-Ticks

The Beggar-Ticks (Bidens frondosa) is a species in the genus Bidens. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Bidens frondosa.

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 6 countries:

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