Brown China-Mark vs Burbage Mining Bee

Elophila nymphaeata compared with Andrena lathyri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown China-Mark	Burbage 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	Crambidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Elophila	Andrena
Species	Elophila nymphaeata	Andrena lathyri

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown China-Mark and Burbage Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Brown China-Mark

LC — Least Concern

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown China-Mark	Burbage Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown China-Mark

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Burbage Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Brown China-Mark

The Brown China-Mark (Elophila nymphaeata) is a species in the genus Elophila. 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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden