Burbage Mining Bee vs marsh mealybug

Andrena lathyri compared with Atrococcus paludinus

Key Differences

• Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern while marsh mealybug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	marsh mealybug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Andrenidae	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Andrena	Atrococcus
Species	Andrena lathyri	Atrococcus paludinus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

marsh mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	marsh mealybug
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.

marsh mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden