Beautiful Plume vs Broad-faced Mining Bee

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla compared with Andrena proxima

Key Differences

  • Beautiful Plume is Least Concern while Broad-faced Mining Bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beautiful Plume Broad-faced 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 Pterophoridae Andrenidae
Genus Amblyptilia Andrena
Species Amblyptilia acanthadactyla Andrena proxima

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Plume and Broad-faced Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Plume

LC — Least Concern

Broad-faced Mining Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beautiful Plume Broad-faced Mining Bee
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (4 countries), and Europe (31 countries).

Broad-faced Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Norway.

Beautiful Plume

The Beautiful Plume (Amblyptilia acanthadactyla) is a species in the genus Amblyptilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are.

Broad-faced Mining Bee

The Broad-faced Mining Bee (Andrena proxima) is a species in the genus Andrena. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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