Black Mining Bee vs Brindled Flat-body

Andrena pilipes compared with Agonopterix arenella

Key Differences

• Black Mining Bee is Not Evaluated while Brindled Flat-body is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Mining Bee	Brindled Flat-body
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Andrenidae	Depressariidae
Genus	Andrena	Agonopterix
Species	Andrena pilipes	Agonopterix arenella

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Mining Bee and Brindled Flat-body share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Black Mining Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Brindled Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Mining Bee	Brindled Flat-body
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Brindled Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Black Mining Bee

The Black Mining Bee (Andrena pilipes) is a species in the genus Andrena. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Its geographic range spans Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Brindled Flat-body

The Brindled Flat-body (Agonopterix arenella) is a species in the genus Agonopterix. 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:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden