Burbage Mining Bee vs Thrips

Andrena lathyri compared with Thrips tabaci

Key Differences

• Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Andrenidae	Thripidae
Genus	Andrena	Thrips
Species	Andrena lathyri	Thrips tabaci

Evolutionary Relationship

Burbage Mining Bee and Thrips share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	Thrips
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.

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden