Burbage Mining Bee vs Sandbur

Andrena lathyri compared with Cenchrus latifolius

Key Differences

Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern while Sandbur is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	Sandbur
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	Cenchrus
Species	Andrena lathyri	Cenchrus latifolius

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Sandbur

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	Sandbur
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.

Sandbur

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Sweden, and 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.