Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Capote

Andrena varians compared with Xanthosoma robustum

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Capote is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Capote
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Andrenidae	Araceae
Genus	Andrena	Xanthosoma
Species	Andrena varians	Xanthosoma robustum

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Capote

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Capote
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.

Capote

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, and United States.

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.

Capote

The Capote (Xanthosoma robustum) is a species in the genus Xanthosoma. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.