Burbage Mining Bee vs Poverty Dropseed

Andrena lathyri compared with Sporobolus vaginiflorus

Key Differences

• Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern while Poverty Dropseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	Poverty Dropseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Andrenidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Andrena	Sporobolus
Species	Andrena lathyri	Sporobolus vaginiflorus

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Poverty Dropseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	Poverty Dropseed
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.

Poverty Dropseed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (10 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway