Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Broussa Mullein

Andrena varians compared with Verbascum bombyciferum

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Broussa Mullein is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Broussa Mullein
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Andrena	Verbascum
Species	Andrena varians	Verbascum bombyciferum

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Broussa Mullein

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Broussa Mullein
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.

Broussa Mullein

Habitat

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

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.

Broussa Mullein

The Broussa Mullein (Verbascum bombyciferum) is a species in the genus Verbascum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (6 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden