Beech-mast Piercer vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Pammene herrichiana compared with Andrena varians

Key Differences

• Beech-mast Piercer is Not Evaluated while Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beech-mast Piercer	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	Tortricidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Pammene	Andrena
Species	Pammene herrichiana	Andrena varians

Evolutionary Relationship

Beech-mast Piercer and Blackthorn Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Beech-mast Piercer

NE — Not Evaluated

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beech-mast Piercer	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beech-mast Piercer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Beech-mast Piercer

The Beech-mast Piercer (Pammene herrichiana) is a species in the genus Pammene. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Pammene herrichiana.

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:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden