Black Colonel vs Burbage Mining Bee

Odontomyia tigrina compared with Andrena lathyri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black Colonel Burbage Mining Bee
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Arthropoda (Arthropods) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same Insecta (Insects) Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Diptera) Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family Stratiomyidae Andrenidae
Genus Odontomyia Andrena
Species Odontomyia tigrina Andrena lathyri

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Colonel and Burbage Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Black Colonel

LC — Least Concern

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black Colonel Burbage Mining Bee
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Colonel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Burbage Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Black Colonel

The Black Colonel (Odontomyia tigrina) is a species in the genus Odontomyia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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 4 countries:

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia