Burbage Mining Bee vs Devil's Pincushion

Andrena lathyri compared with Echinocactus texensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Burbage Mining Bee Devil's Pincushion
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Andrenidae Cactaceae
Genus Andrena Echinocactus
Species Andrena lathyri Echinocactus texensis

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Devil's Pincushion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Burbage Mining Bee Devil's Pincushion
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.

Devil's Pincushion

Habitat

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

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.

Devil's Pincushion

No description available.

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