Burbage Mining Bee vs Feathertop

Andrena lathyri compared with Cenchrus longisetus

Key Differences

Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern while Feathertop is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	Feathertop
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Andrenidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Andrena	Cenchrus
Species	Andrena lathyri	Cenchrus longisetus

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Feathertop

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	Feathertop
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.

Feathertop

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.