Burbage Mining Bee vs Wild Sage

Andrena lathyri compared with Salvia taraxacifolia

Key Differences

• Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern while Wild Sage is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	Wild Sage
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Salvia
Species	Andrena lathyri	Salvia taraxacifolia

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Wild Sage

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	Wild Sage
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.

Wild Sage

Habitat

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

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.