African Clouded Yellow vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Colias electo compared with Andrena varians

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Clouded Yellow	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	Pieridae	Andrenidae
Genus	Colias	Andrena
Species	Colias electo	Andrena varians

Evolutionary Relationship

African Clouded Yellow and Blackthorn Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

African Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Clouded Yellow	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

African Clouded Yellow

The African Clouded Yellow (Colias electo) is a species in the genus Colias. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.