Blue Devil vs Burbage Mining Bee

Echium vulgare compared with Andrena lathyri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blue Devil Burbage Mining Bee
Kingdom Plantae (식물) Animalia (동물)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (피자식물문) Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class Magnoliopsida (목련강) Insecta (곤충)
Order Boraginales (지치목) Hymenoptera (벌목)
Family Boraginaceae Andrenidae
Genus Echium Andrena
Species Echium vulgare Andrena lathyri

Conservation Status

Blue Devil

LC — Least Concern

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blue Devil Burbage Mining Bee
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Devil

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa), Asia (India, Japan, Uzbekistan), Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Burbage Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Blue Devil

The Blue Devil (Echium vulgare) is a species in the genus Echium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

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:

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