Burbage Mining Bee vs Red Leskea

Andrena lathyri compared with Orthothecium rufescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	Red Leskea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Andrenidae	Plagiotheciaceae
Genus	Andrena	Orthothecium
Species	Andrena lathyri	Orthothecium rufescens

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Red Leskea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	Red Leskea
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.

Red Leskea

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.