Burbage Mining Bee vs Fuscous Flat-body Moth

Andrena lathyri compared with Agonopterix capreolella

Key Differences

• Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern while Fuscous Flat-body Moth is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	Fuscous Flat-body Moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Andrenidae	Depressariidae
Genus	Andrena	Agonopterix
Species	Andrena lathyri	Agonopterix capreolella

Evolutionary Relationship

Burbage Mining Bee and Fuscous Flat-body Moth share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Fuscous Flat-body Moth

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	Fuscous Flat-body Moth
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.

Fuscous Flat-body Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden