Burbage Mining Bee vs Feather-head knapweed

Andrena lathyri compared with Centaurea trichocephala

Key Differences

Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern while Feather-head knapweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	Feather-head knapweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Andrenidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Andrena	Centaurea
Species	Andrena lathyri	Centaurea trichocephala

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Feather-head knapweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	Feather-head knapweed
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.

Feather-head knapweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across France, Sweden, 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.