Burbage Mining Bee vs Root-headed Centaury

Andrena lathyri compared with Centaurea rhizocalathium

Key Differences

• Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern while Root-headed Centaury is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	Root-headed Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)	Asterales (Asternartige)
Family	Andrenidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Andrena	Centaurea
Species	Andrena lathyri	Centaurea rhizocalathium

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Root-headed Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	Root-headed Centaury
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.

Root-headed Centaury

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.