Burbage Mining Bee vs Gorse case-bearer

Andrena lathyri compared with Coleophora albicosta

Key Differences

• Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern while Gorse case-bearer is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	Gorse case-bearer
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class same	Insecta (insecte)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Andrenidae	Coleophoridae
Genus	Andrena	Coleophora
Species	Andrena lathyri	Coleophora albicosta

Evolutionary Relationship

Burbage Mining Bee and Gorse case-bearer share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (insecte)

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Gorse case-bearer

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	Gorse case-bearer
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.

Gorse case-bearer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark