Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Pale red slender

Andrena varians compared with Caloptilia elongella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Pale red slender
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)
Class same	Insecta (حشرات)	Insecta (حشرات)
Order	Hymenoptera (غشائيات الأجنحة)	Lepidoptera (حرشفيات الأجنحة)
Family	Andrenidae	Gracillariidae
Genus	Andrena	Caloptilia
Species	Andrena varians	Caloptilia elongella

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Pale red slender share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (حشرات)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Pale red slender

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Pale red slender
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Pale red slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, 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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden