Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Bugloss Spear-wing

Andrena varians compared with Tinagma ocnerostomella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Bugloss Spear-wing
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	Douglasiidae
Genus	Andrena	Tinagma
Species	Andrena varians	Tinagma ocnerostomella

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Bugloss Spear-wing share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Bugloss Spear-wing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Bugloss Spear-wing
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.

Bugloss Spear-wing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Bugloss Spear-wing

The Bugloss Spear-Wing (Tinagma ocnerostomella) is a species in the genus Tinagma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden