Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Twisted-leaf Yucca

Andrena varians compared with Yucca rupicola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Twisted-leaf Yucca
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class	Insecta (حشرات)	Liliopsida (زنبقانية)
Order	Hymenoptera (غشائيات الأجنحة)	Asparagales (هليونيات)
Family	Andrenidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Andrena	Yucca
Species	Andrena varians	Yucca rupicola

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Twisted-leaf Yucca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Twisted-leaf Yucca
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.

Twisted-leaf Yucca

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.