Burbage Mining Bee vs Three-Spotted Pink

Andrena lathyri compared with Dianthus tripunctatus

Key Differences

• Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern while Three-Spotted Pink is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	Three-Spotted Pink
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Andrenidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Andrena	Dianthus
Species	Andrena lathyri	Dianthus tripunctatus

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Three-Spotted Pink

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	Three-Spotted Pink
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.

Three-Spotted Pink

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Portugal 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.