Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Confusing Trillium

Andrena varians compared with Trillium simile

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Confusing Trillium is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Confusing Trillium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Andrenidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Trillium
Species	Andrena varians	Trillium simile

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Confusing Trillium

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Confusing Trillium
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.

Confusing Trillium

Habitat

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

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.