Burbage Mining Bee vs Slender Borage

Andrena lathyri compared with Borago pygmaea

Key Differences

Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern while Slender Borage is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	Slender Borage
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Andrenidae	Boraginaceae
Genus	Andrena	Borago
Species	Andrena lathyri	Borago pygmaea

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Slender Borage

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	Slender Borage
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.

Slender Borage

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.