alfalfa leaf-cutter bee vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Megachile rotundata compared with Andrena varians

Key Differences

• alfalfa leaf-cutter bee is Not Evaluated while Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Megachilidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Megachile	Andrena
Species	Megachile rotundata	Andrena varians

Evolutionary Relationship

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee and Blackthorn Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Order level: Hymenoptera. (Ants, Bees & Wasps)

Conservation Status

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), 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.

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee

The Alfalfa leaf-cutter bee (Megachile rotundata) is a species in the genus Megachile. 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg