Annual Fleabane vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Erigeron annuus compared with Andrena varians

Key Differences

  • Annual Fleabane is Not Evaluated while Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Annual Fleabane 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 Erigeron Andrena
Species Erigeron annuus Andrena varians

Conservation Status

Annual Fleabane

NE — Not Evaluated

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Annual Fleabane Blackthorn Mining Bee
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Annual Fleabane

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (11 countries), Europe (29 countries), and North America (Canada, Costa Rica, United States).

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Annual Fleabane

The Annual Fleabane (Erigeron annuus) is a species in the genus Erigeron. 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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