Clark'S Mining Bee vs Sand Saffron

Andrena clarkella compared with Colchicum arenarium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Sand Saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Andrenidae	Colchicaceae
Genus	Andrena	Colchicum
Species	Andrena clarkella	Colchicum arenarium

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Sand Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Sand 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).

Sand Saffron

Habitat

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

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.