Blackthorn Mining Bee vs checker fiddleneck

Andrena varians compared with Amsinckia tessellata

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while checker fiddleneck is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	checker fiddleneck
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Andrenidae	Boraginaceae
Genus	Andrena	Amsinckia
Species	Andrena varians	Amsinckia tessellata

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

checker fiddleneck

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	checker fiddleneck
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.

checker fiddleneck

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (7 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.

checker fiddleneck

The checker fiddleneck (Amsinckia tessellata) is a species in the genus Amsinckia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden