Burbage Mining Bee vs green comet milkweed

Andrena lathyri compared with Asclepias viridiflora

Key Differences

• Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern while green comet milkweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	green comet milkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Andrenidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Andrena	Asclepias
Species	Andrena lathyri	Asclepias viridiflora

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

green comet milkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	green comet milkweed
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.

green comet milkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.