Burbage Mining Bee vs Smooth Stonewort

Andrena lathyri compared with Nitella flexilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	Smooth Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Andrenidae	Characeae
Genus	Andrena	Nitella
Species	Andrena lathyri	Nitella flexilis

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	Smooth Stonewort
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.

Smooth Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, 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.