Bistort Silver Rust vs Burbage Mining Bee

Microbotryum marginale compared with Andrena lathyri

Key Differences

• Bistort Silver Rust is Not Evaluated while Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bistort Silver Rust	Burbage Mining Bee
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Microbotryomycetes (Microbotryomycetes)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Microbotryales (Microbotryales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Microbotryaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Microbotryum	Andrena
Species	Microbotryum marginale	Andrena lathyri

Conservation Status

Bistort Silver Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bistort Silver Rust	Burbage Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bistort Silver Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

Burbage Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Bistort Silver Rust

The Bistort Silver Rust (Microbotryum marginale) is a species in the genus Microbotryum. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden