Bitter Pumpkin vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Cucurbita lundelliana compared with Andrena varians

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bitter Pumpkin Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales) Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family Cucurbitaceae Andrenidae
Genus Cucurbita Andrena
Species Cucurbita lundelliana Andrena varians

Conservation Status

Bitter Pumpkin

LC — Least Concern

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bitter Pumpkin Blackthorn Mining Bee
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter Pumpkin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Bitter Pumpkin

The Bitter Pumpkin (Cucurbita lundelliana) is a species in the genus Cucurbita. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

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