Alfken's Mini-miner vs Lemon beebrush

Andrena alfkenella compared with Aloysia citrodora

Key Differences

• Alfken's Mini-miner is Near Threatened while Lemon beebrush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfken's Mini-miner	Lemon beebrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Verbenaceae
Genus	Andrena	Aloysia
Species	Andrena alfkenella	Aloysia citrodora

Conservation Status

Alfken's Mini-miner

NT — Near Threatened

Lemon beebrush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfken's Mini-miner	Lemon beebrush
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.

Lemon beebrush

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Rwanda, South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (Greece, Italy), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.