Grey-backed Mining Bee vs Tormentil Mining Bee

Andrena vaga compared with Andrena tarsata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey-backed Mining Bee	Tormentil Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class same	Insecta (насекомые)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order same	Hymenoptera (перепончатокрылые)	Hymenoptera (перепончатокрылые)
Family same	Andrenidae	Andrenidae
Genus same	Andrena	Andrena
Species	Andrena vaga	Andrena tarsata

Evolutionary Relationship

Grey-backed Mining Bee and Tormentil Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Andrena.

Conservation Status

Grey-backed Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Tormentil Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey-backed Mining Bee	Tormentil Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grey-backed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Tormentil Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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