Botfly vs Burbage Mining Bee

Hypoderma tarandi compared with Andrena lathyri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botfly	Burbage Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class same	Insecta (insecte)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Oestridae	Andrenidae
Genus	Hypoderma	Andrena
Species	Hypoderma tarandi	Andrena lathyri

Evolutionary Relationship

Botfly and Burbage Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (insecte)

Conservation Status

Botfly

LC — Least Concern

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botfly	Burbage Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Burbage Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Botfly

The Botfly (Hypoderma tarandi) is a species in the genus Hypoderma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden