Black-headed Leafcutter Bee vs Burbage Mining Bee

Megachile circumcincta compared with Andrena lathyri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Leafcutter Bee	Burbage Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Megachilidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Megachile	Andrena
Species	Megachile circumcincta	Andrena lathyri

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-headed Leafcutter Bee and Burbage Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Order level: Hymenoptera. (Ants, Bees & Wasps)

Conservation Status

Black-headed Leafcutter Bee

LC — Least Concern

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Leafcutter Bee	Burbage Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Leafcutter Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, 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-headed Leafcutter Bee

The Black-headed Leafcutter Bee (Megachile circumcincta) is a species in the genus Megachile. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden