Barred Grass-veneer vs Bilberry Mining Bee

Agriphila inquinatella compared with Andrena lapponica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barred Grass-veneer	Bilberry Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Crambidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Agriphila	Andrena
Species	Agriphila inquinatella	Andrena lapponica

Evolutionary Relationship

Barred Grass-veneer and Bilberry Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Barred Grass-veneer

LC — Least Concern

Bilberry Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barred Grass-veneer	Bilberry Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barred Grass-veneer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Bilberry Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Barred Grass-veneer

The Barred Grass-veneer (Agriphila inquinatella) is a species in the genus Agriphila. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Bilberry Mining Bee

The Bilberry Mining Bee (Andrena lapponica) 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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden