Alpine honeysuckle vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Lonicera alpigena compared with Andrena varians

Key Differences

• Alpine honeysuckle is Not Evaluated while Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine honeysuckle	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Caprifoliaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Lonicera	Andrena
Species	Lonicera alpigena	Andrena varians

Conservation Status

Alpine honeysuckle

NE — Not Evaluated

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine honeysuckle	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine honeysuckle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Alpine honeysuckle

The Alpine honeysuckle (Lonicera alpigena) is a species in the genus Lonicera. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia), Europe (4 countries), and North America (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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden