Burbage Mining Bee vs Giant Knapweed

Andrena lathyri compared with Centaurea macroptilon

Key Differences

• Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern while Giant Knapweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	Giant 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 macroptilon

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Giant Knapweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	Giant 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.

Giant Knapweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

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