Active gray pine needle aphid vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Eulachnus rileyi compared with Andrena varians

Key Differences

• Active gray pine needle aphid is Not Evaluated while Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Active gray pine needle aphid	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Aphididae	Andrenidae
Genus	Eulachnus	Andrena
Species	Eulachnus rileyi	Andrena varians

Evolutionary Relationship

Active gray pine needle aphid and Blackthorn Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Active gray pine needle aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Active gray pine needle aphid	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Active gray pine needle aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Malawi), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (8 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Active gray pine needle aphid

The Active gray pine needle aphid (Eulachnus rileyi) is a species in the genus Eulachnus. This species inhabits Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats, found across Belgium, Chile, Denmark, France, and Malawi.

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