Acorn Moth vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Blastobasis glandulella compared with Andrena varians

Key Differences

• Acorn Moth is Not Evaluated while Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Acorn Moth	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Blastobasidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Blastobasis	Andrena
Species	Blastobasis glandulella	Andrena varians

Evolutionary Relationship

Acorn Moth and Blackthorn Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Acorn Moth

NE — Not Evaluated

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Acorn Moth	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Acorn Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, and United States.

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Acorn Moth

The Acorn Moth (Blastobasis glandulella) is a species in the genus Blastobasis. This species inhabits Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats, found across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, 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 1 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark