Beautiful Plume vs Blauschillernde Sandbiene

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla compared with Andrena agilissima

Key Differences

• Beautiful Plume is Least Concern while Blauschillernde Sandbiene is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Plume	Blauschillernde Sandbiene
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)
Family	Pterophoridae	Andrenidae
Genus	Amblyptilia	Andrena
Species	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla	Andrena agilissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Plume and Blauschillernde Sandbiene share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insekten)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Plume

LC — Least Concern

Blauschillernde Sandbiene

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Plume	Blauschillernde Sandbiene
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (4 countries), and Europe (31 countries).

Blauschillernde Sandbiene

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Luxembourg, and Sweden.

Beautiful Plume

The Beautiful Plume (Amblyptilia acanthadactyla) is a species in the genus Amblyptilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇸🇪 Sweden