Belted spider beetle vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Ptinus bicinctus compared with Andrena varians

Key Differences

• Belted spider beetle is Not Evaluated while Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Belted spider beetle	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Ptinidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Ptinus	Andrena
Species	Ptinus bicinctus	Andrena varians

Evolutionary Relationship

Belted spider beetle and Blackthorn Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Belted spider beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Belted spider beetle	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Belted spider beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (26 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Belted spider beetle

The Belted spider beetle (Ptinus bicinctus) is a species in the genus Ptinus. 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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden