Banded thrip vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Aeolothrips fasciatus compared with Andrena varians

Key Differences

• Banded thrip is Not Evaluated while Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded thrip	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Aeolothripidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Aeolothrips	Andrena
Species	Aeolothrips fasciatus	Andrena varians

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Banded thrip

NE — Not Evaluated

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded thrip	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded thrip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Banded thrip

The Banded thrip (Aeolothrips fasciatus) is a species in the genus Aeolothrips. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden