Burbage Mining Bee vs Purpleberry Cotoneaster

Andrena lathyri compared with Cotoneaster affinis

Key Differences

Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern while Purpleberry Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	Purpleberry Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Andrena	Cotoneaster
Species	Andrena lathyri	Cotoneaster affinis

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Purpleberry Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	Purpleberry Cotoneaster
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.

Purpleberry Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.