Alfalfa dodder vs Burbage Mining Bee

Cuscuta approximata compared with Andrena lathyri

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Burbage Mining Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Andrena
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Andrena lathyri

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Burbage Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alfalfa dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Tajikistan), Europe (Hungary, Sweden), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Burbage Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Alfalfa dodder

The Alfalfa dodder (Cuscuta approximata) is a species in the genus Cuscuta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Burbage Mining Bee

The Burbage Mining Bee (Andrena lathyri) 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden