Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Buff Clothes

Andrena varians compared with Tinea dubiella

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Buff Clothes is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Buff Clothes
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	Tineidae
Genus	Andrena	Tinea
Species	Andrena varians	Tinea dubiella

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Buff Clothes share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Buff Clothes

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Buff Clothes
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.

Buff Clothes

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 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.

Buff Clothes

The Buff Clothes (Tinea dubiella) is a species in the genus Tinea. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden