Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Tall Melilot

Andrena varians compared with Melilotus altissimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Tall Melilot
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class	Insecta (حشرات)	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)
Order	Hymenoptera (غشائيات الأجنحة)	Fabales (فوليات)
Family	Andrenidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Andrena	Melilotus
Species	Andrena varians	Melilotus altissimus

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Tall Melilot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Tall Melilot
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.

Tall Melilot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (12 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.