Azores Grayling vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Hipparchia azorinus compared with Andrena varians

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azores Grayling	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Andrenidae
Genus	Hipparchia	Andrena
Species	Hipparchia azorinus	Andrena varians

Evolutionary Relationship

Azores Grayling and Blackthorn Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Azores Grayling

LC — Least Concern

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azores Grayling	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Azores Grayling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal.

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Azores Grayling

The Azores Grayling (Hipparchia azorinus) is a species in the genus Hipparchia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. 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.