Burbage Mining Bee vs Thyme Plume

Andrena lathyri compared with Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Key Differences

Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern while Thyme Plume is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	Thyme Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Andrenidae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Andrena	Merrifieldia
Species	Andrena lathyri	Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Thyme Plume

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	Thyme Plume
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.

Thyme Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Morocco), Asia (7 countries), and Europe (35 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.