Candelnut vs Violet-winged Mining Bee

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Andrena agilissima

Key Differences

• Candelnut is Least Concern while Violet-winged Mining Bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	Violet-winged Mining Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Aleurites	Andrena
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Andrena agilissima

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Violet-winged Mining Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	Violet-winged Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candelnut

Habitat

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

Range

Found in India.

Violet-winged Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Luxembourg, and Sweden.

Candelnut

The Candelnut (Aleurites rockinghamensis) is a species in the genus Aleurites. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.