Clark'S Mining Bee vs Small shell ginger

Andrena clarkella compared with Alpinia mutica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Small shell ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Andrenidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Andrena	Alpinia
Species	Andrena clarkella	Alpinia mutica

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Small shell ginger
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).

Small shell ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in United States.

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.