Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Blue panicum

Andrena varians compared with Panicum antidotale

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Blue panicum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Blue panicum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Andrenidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Andrena	Panicum
Species	Andrena varians	Panicum antidotale

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Blue panicum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Blue panicum
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.

Blue panicum

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burkina Faso, Chad, Morocco), Asia (Bhutan, Israel), Europe (5 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Fiji), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Blue panicum

The Blue Panicum (Panicum antidotale) is a species in the genus Panicum. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.