Burbage Mining Bee vs Gut Weed

Andrena lathyri compared with Ulva intestinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	Gut Weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Andrenidae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Andrena	Ulva
Species	Andrena lathyri	Ulva intestinalis

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Gut Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	Gut Weed
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.

Gut Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

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.