barred tooth-striped vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Trichopteryx polycommata compared with Andrena varians

Key Differences

• barred tooth-striped is Near Threatened while Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	barred tooth-striped	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	Geometridae	Andrenidae
Genus	Trichopteryx	Andrena
Species	Trichopteryx polycommata	Andrena varians

Evolutionary Relationship

barred tooth-striped and Blackthorn Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

barred tooth-striped

NT — Near Threatened

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	barred tooth-striped	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

barred tooth-striped

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

barred tooth-striped

The Barred tooth-striped (Trichopteryx polycommata) is a species in the genus Trichopteryx. It is currently classified as Near Threatened 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden