Alfken's Mini-miner vs grass eggar

Andrena alfkenella compared with Lasiocampa trifolii

Key Differences

• Alfken's Mini-miner is Near Threatened while grass eggar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfken's Mini-miner	grass eggar
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Andrenidae	Lasiocampidae
Genus	Andrena	Lasiocampa
Species	Andrena alfkenella	Lasiocampa trifolii

Evolutionary Relationship

Alfken's Mini-miner and grass eggar share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Alfken's Mini-miner

NT — Near Threatened

grass eggar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfken's Mini-miner	grass eggar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alfken's Mini-miner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

grass eggar

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Alfken's Mini-miner

The Alfken's Mini-miner (Andrena alfkenella) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden