Argentine fleabane vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Erigeron bonariensis compared with Andrena varians

Key Differences

• Argentine fleabane is Not Evaluated while Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Argentine 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 bonariensis	Andrena varians

Conservation Status

Argentine fleabane

NE — Not Evaluated

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Argentine fleabane	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Argentine fleabane

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Marshall Islands, Tonga), and South America (Colombia).

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Argentine fleabane

The Argentine fleabane, Erigeron bonariensis, is a species. Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

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.