Burbage Mining Bee vs Heath Bee-fly

Andrena lathyri compared with Bombylius minor

Key Differences

• Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern while Heath Bee-fly is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	Heath Bee-fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Insecta (แมลง)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Hymenoptera (แตน)	Diptera (แมลงวัน)
Family	Andrenidae	Bombyliidae
Genus	Andrena	Bombylius
Species	Andrena lathyri	Bombylius minor

Evolutionary Relationship

Burbage Mining Bee and Heath Bee-fly share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (แมลง)

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Heath Bee-fly

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	Heath Bee-fly
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.

Heath Bee-fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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