Clark'S Mining Bee vs Larkspur

Andrena clarkella compared with Delphinium iris

Key Differences

• Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Larkspur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Larkspur
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Andrenidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Andrena	Delphinium
Species	Andrena clarkella	Delphinium iris

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Larkspur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Larkspur
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).

Larkspur

Habitat

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

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.