Burbage Mining Bee vs Elm-Leaf Spiraea

Andrena lathyri compared with Spiraea chamaedryfolia

Key Differences

• Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern while Elm-Leaf Spiraea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	Elm-Leaf Spiraea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Andrena	Spiraea
Species	Andrena lathyri	Spiraea chamaedryfolia

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Elm-Leaf Spiraea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	Elm-Leaf Spiraea
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.

Elm-Leaf Spiraea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia), Europe (14 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden