Burbage Mining Bee vs Pigmy Skipper

Andrena lathyri compared with Gegenes pumilio

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	Pigmy Skipper
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	Hesperiidae
Genus	Andrena	Gegenes
Species	Andrena lathyri	Gegenes pumilio

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Pigmy Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	Pigmy Skipper
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.

Pigmy Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (10 countries).

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.