Blackthorn Mining Bee vs corn sand spurrey

Andrena varians compared with Spergularia segetalis

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while corn sand spurrey is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	corn sand spurrey
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Andrenidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Andrena	Spergularia
Species	Andrena varians	Spergularia segetalis

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

corn sand spurrey

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	corn sand spurrey
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.

corn sand spurrey

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Germany and Portugal.

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.