Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Bladder-senna

Andrena varians compared with Colutea arborescens

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Bladder-senna is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Bladder-senna
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Andrena	Colutea
Species	Andrena varians	Colutea arborescens

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Bladder-senna

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Bladder-senna
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Bladder-senna

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.

Bladder-senna

The Bladder-senna (Colutea arborescens) is a species in the genus Colutea. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden