Clark'S Mining Bee vs Mountain Saffron

Andrena clarkella compared with Solorina crocea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Mountain Saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Andrenidae	Peltigeraceae
Genus	Andrena	Solorina
Species	Andrena clarkella	Solorina crocea

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Mountain Saffron
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).

Mountain Saffron

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.