Burbage Mining Bee vs Leste Fiancé

Andrena lathyri compared with Lestes sponsa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	Leste Fiancé
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class same	Insecta (insecte)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Andrenidae	Lestidae
Genus	Andrena	Lestes
Species	Andrena lathyri	Lestes sponsa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Leste Fiancé

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	Leste Fiancé
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.

Leste Fiancé

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

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.

Leste Fiancé

Common Spreadwing (Lestes sponsa) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden