Burbage Mining Bee vs Squash / Pumpkin

Andrena lathyri compared with Cucurbita moschata

Key Differences

Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern while Squash / Pumpkin is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	Squash / Pumpkin
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Andrenidae	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Andrena	Cucurbita
Species	Andrena lathyri	Cucurbita moschata

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Squash / Pumpkin

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	Squash / Pumpkin
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.

Squash / Pumpkin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

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.