Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Cone-Spur Bladderwort

Andrena varians compared with Utricularia gibba

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blackthorn Mining Bee Cone-Spur Bladderwort
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps) Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family Andrenidae Lentibulariaceae
Genus Andrena Utricularia
Species Andrena varians Utricularia gibba

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Cone-Spur Bladderwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blackthorn Mining Bee Cone-Spur Bladderwort
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.

Cone-Spur Bladderwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Cone-Spur Bladderwort

No description available.

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