Burbage Mining Bee vs narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

Andrena lathyri compared with Hemaris tityus

Key Differences

  • Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern while narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Burbage Mining Bee narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Arthropoda (Arthropods) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same Insecta (Insects) Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Andrenidae Sphingidae
Genus Andrena Hemaris
Species Andrena lathyri Hemaris tityus

Evolutionary Relationship

Burbage Mining Bee and narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Burbage Mining Bee narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth
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.

narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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