Burbage Mining Bee vs Leafminer fly

Andrena lathyri compared with Phytomyza rufipes

Key Differences

• Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern while Leafminer fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	Leafminer fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Andrenidae	Agromyzidae
Genus	Andrena	Phytomyza
Species	Andrena lathyri	Phytomyza rufipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Burbage Mining Bee and Leafminer fly share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Leafminer fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	Leafminer fly
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.

Leafminer fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden