Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Buxton's Blue

Andrena varians compared with Geranium wallichianum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Buxton's Blue
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Andrenidae	Geraniaceae
Genus	Andrena	Geranium
Species	Andrena varians	Geranium wallichianum

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Buxton's Blue

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Buxton's Blue
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.

Buxton's Blue

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

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.

Buxton's Blue

The Buxton's Blue (Geranium wallichianum) is a species in the genus Geranium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway