Burbage Mining Bee vs Horsetail

Andrena lathyri compared with Equisetum laevigatum

Key Differences

• Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern while Horsetail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	Horsetail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Andrenidae	Equisetaceae
Genus	Andrena	Equisetum
Species	Andrena lathyri	Equisetum laevigatum

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Horsetail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	Horsetail
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.

Horsetail

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.