Burbage Mining Bee vs Willow bent-wing

Andrena lathyri compared with Phyllocnistis saligna

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	Willow bent-wing
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	Gracillariidae
Genus	Andrena	Phyllocnistis
Species	Andrena lathyri	Phyllocnistis saligna

Evolutionary Relationship

Burbage Mining Bee and Willow bent-wing share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (insecte)

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Willow bent-wing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	Willow bent-wing
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.

Willow bent-wing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Japan, Taiwan) and Europe (8 countries).

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden