Beech Barkspot vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Diatrype disciformis compared with Andrena varians

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beech Barkspot	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Xylariales (Xylariales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Diatrypaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Diatrype	Andrena
Species	Diatrype disciformis	Andrena varians

Conservation Status

Beech Barkspot

LC — Least Concern

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beech Barkspot	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beech Barkspot

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Beech Barkspot

The Beech Barkspot (Diatrype disciformis) is a species in the genus Diatrype. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.