Burbage Mining Bee vs Button-Willow

Andrena lathyri compared with Cephalanthus occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	Button-Willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Andrenidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Cephalanthus
Species	Andrena lathyri	Cephalanthus occidentalis

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Button-Willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	Button-Willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burbage Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Button-Willow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

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.

Button-Willow

The Button-Willow (Cephalanthus occidentalis) is a species in the genus Cephalanthus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.