Burbage Mining Bee vs Florida wax scale

Andrena lathyri compared with Ceroplastes floridensis

Key Differences

• Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern while Florida wax scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	Florida wax scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Andrenidae	Coccidae
Genus	Andrena	Ceroplastes
Species	Andrena lathyri	Ceroplastes floridensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Burbage Mining Bee and Florida wax scale share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Florida wax scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	Florida wax scale
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.

Florida wax scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (7 countries), and North America (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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium