Burbage Mining Bee vs Sweet Spurge

Andrena lathyri compared with Euphorbia dulcis

Key Differences

• Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern while Sweet Spurge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	Sweet Spurge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Euphorbia
Species	Andrena lathyri	Euphorbia dulcis

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Sweet Spurge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	Sweet Spurge
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.

Sweet Spurge

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries).

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden