Burbage Mining Bee vs Petunia

Andrena lathyri compared with Petunia atkinsiana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	Petunia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Andrenidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Andrena	Petunia
Species	Andrena lathyri	Petunia atkinsiana

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Petunia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	Petunia
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.

Petunia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (Armenia, Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (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.