apple grain aphid vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Rhopalosiphum oxyacanthae compared with Andrena varians

Key Differences

• apple grain aphid is Not Evaluated while Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	apple grain aphid	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Aphididae	Andrenidae
Genus	Rhopalosiphum	Andrena
Species	Rhopalosiphum oxyacanthae	Andrena varians

Evolutionary Relationship

apple grain aphid and Blackthorn Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

apple grain aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	apple grain aphid	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

apple grain aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, France, and Portugal.

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

apple grain aphid

The Apple grain aphid (Rhopalosiphum oxyacanthae) is a species in the genus Rhopalosiphum. 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 1 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark