Clark'S Mining Bee vs Violet Webcap

Andrena clarkella compared with Cortinarius violaceus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Clark'S Mining Bee Violet Webcap
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Insecta (Insects) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps) Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family Andrenidae Cortinariaceae
Genus Andrena Cortinarius
Species Andrena clarkella Cortinarius violaceus

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Violet Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Clark'S Mining Bee Violet Webcap
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).

Violet Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.

Violet Webcap

No description available.

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