Bilberry Mining Bee vs Spitzling

Andrena lapponica compared with Aelia acuminata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bilberry Mining Bee	Spitzling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)	Hemiptera (Schnabelkerfe)
Family	Andrenidae	Pentatomidae
Genus	Andrena	Aelia
Species	Andrena lapponica	Aelia acuminata

Evolutionary Relationship

Bilberry Mining Bee and Spitzling share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insekten)

Conservation Status

Bilberry Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Spitzling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bilberry Mining Bee	Spitzling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bilberry Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Spitzling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Bilberry Mining Bee

The Bilberry Mining Bee (Andrena lapponica) 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.

Spitzling

The Bishop's Mitre (Aelia acuminata) is a species in the genus Aelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden