Black Sober vs Red-girdled Mining Bee

Anacampsis temerella compared with Andrena labiata

Key Differences

• Black Sober is Endangered while Red-girdled Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Sober	Red-girdled 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	Gelechiidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Anacampsis	Andrena
Species	Anacampsis temerella	Andrena labiata

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Sober and Red-girdled Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Black Sober

EN — Endangered

Red-girdled Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Sober	Red-girdled Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Sober

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Red-girdled Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Black Sober

The Black Sober (Anacampsis temerella) is a species in the genus Anacampsis. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden