Blackthorn Mining Bee vs blairs shoulder-knot

Andrena varians compared with Lithophane leautieri

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while blairs shoulder-knot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	blairs shoulder-knot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Andrenidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Andrena	Lithophane
Species	Andrena varians	Lithophane leautieri

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and blairs shoulder-knot share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

blairs shoulder-knot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	blairs shoulder-knot
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.

blairs shoulder-knot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.

blairs shoulder-knot

The Blairs shoulder-knot (Lithophane leautieri) is a species in the genus Lithophane. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark