Burbage Mining Bee vs Sand Saffron

Andrena lathyri compared with Colchicum arenarium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	Sand Saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)	Liliales (Lilienartige)
Family	Andrenidae	Colchicaceae
Genus	Andrena	Colchicum
Species	Andrena lathyri	Colchicum arenarium

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Sand Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	Sand Saffron
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.

Sand Saffron

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.