Allegheny Hawkweed vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Hieracium paniculatum compared with Andrena varians

Key Differences

  • Allegheny Hawkweed is Not Evaluated while Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Allegheny Hawkweed Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers) Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family Asteraceae (Daisy Family) Andrenidae
Genus Hieracium Andrena
Species Hieracium paniculatum Andrena varians

Conservation Status

Allegheny Hawkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Allegheny Hawkweed Blackthorn Mining Bee
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allegheny Hawkweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Allegheny Hawkweed

The Allegheny Hawkweed (Hieracium paniculatum) is a species in the genus Hieracium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

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