Asian Lady Beetle vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Harmonia axyridis compared with Andrena varians

Key Differences

Asian Lady Beetle is Not Evaluated while Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Lady Beetle	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Coccinellidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Harmonia	Andrena
Species	Harmonia axyridis	Andrena varians

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian Lady Beetle and Blackthorn Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

View Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

Asian Lady Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Lady Beetle	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Lady Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (34 countries), North America (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Asian Lady Beetle

The Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis) is a species in the genus Harmonia. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (34 countries), North America (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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.