Burbage Mining Bee vs Willowleaf Sunflower

Andrena lathyri compared with Helianthus salicifolius

Key Differences

Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern while Willowleaf Sunflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	Willowleaf Sunflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Andrenidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Andrena	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Andrena lathyri	Helianthus salicifolius

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Willowleaf Sunflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	Willowleaf Sunflower
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.

Willowleaf Sunflower

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 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.