Bilberry Mining Bee vs Violet-winged Mining Bee

Andrena lapponica compared with Andrena agilissima

Key Differences

• Bilberry Mining Bee is Least Concern while Violet-winged Mining Bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bilberry Mining Bee	Violet-winged Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)
Class same	Insecta (côn trùng)	Insecta (côn trùng)
Order same	Hymenoptera (Bộ Cánh màng)	Hymenoptera (Bộ Cánh màng)
Family same	Andrenidae	Andrenidae
Genus same	Andrena	Andrena
Species	Andrena lapponica	Andrena agilissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Bilberry Mining Bee and Violet-winged Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Andrena.

Conservation Status

Bilberry Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Violet-winged Mining Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bilberry Mining Bee	Violet-winged Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bilberry Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Violet-winged Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Luxembourg, and Sweden.

Bilberry Mining Bee

The Bilberry Mining Bee (Andrena lapponica) 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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇸🇪 Sweden