Burbage Mining Bee vs Reticulated barnacle

Andrena lathyri compared with Amphibalanus reticulatus

Key Differences

• Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern while Reticulated barnacle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	Reticulated barnacle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Maxillopoda (Maxillopoda)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Sessilia (Sessilia)
Family	Andrenidae	Balanidae
Genus	Andrena	Amphibalanus
Species	Andrena lathyri	Amphibalanus reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Burbage Mining Bee and Reticulated barnacle share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Reticulated barnacle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	Reticulated barnacle
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.

Reticulated barnacle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Gambia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone), Asia (Israel, Taiwan), Europe (Belgium, France, Sweden), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa), and South America (Brazil).

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 🇸🇪 Sweden