Clark'S Mining Bee vs Fringed Cup

Andrena clarkella compared with Encoelia fimbriata

Key Differences

• Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Fringed Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Encoelia
Species	Andrena clarkella	Encoelia fimbriata

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Fringed Cup
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).

Fringed Cup

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.