Burbage Mining Bee vs Purple Moor Grass Rust

Andrena lathyri compared with Puccinia moliniae

Key Differences

• Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern while Purple Moor Grass Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	Purple Moor Grass Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Andrenidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Andrena	Puccinia
Species	Andrena lathyri	Puccinia moliniae

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Purple Moor Grass Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	Purple Moor Grass Rust
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.

Purple Moor Grass Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden