Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Andrena varians

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom	Fungi (فطر)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Ascomycota (فطريات زقية)	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (لقنورانية)	Insecta (حشرات)
Order	Lecanorales (لقنوريات)	Hymenoptera (غشائيات الأجنحة)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Alectoria	Andrena
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Andrena varians

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

The Alpine Sulphur-Tresses (Alectoria ochroleuca) is a species in the genus Alectoria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Blackthorn Mining Bee

The Blackthorn Mining Bee (Andrena varians) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden