Clark'S Mining Bee vs Meskhetian Psephellus

Andrena clarkella compared with Psephellus meskheticus

Key Differences

• Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Meskhetian Psephellus is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Meskhetian Psephellus

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Meskhetian Psephellus
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).

Meskhetian Psephellus

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.