Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Cornish Bellflower

Andrena varians compared with Campanula alliariifolia

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Cornish Bellflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Cornish Bellflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Andrenidae	Campanulaceae
Genus	Andrena	Campanula
Species	Andrena varians	Campanula alliariifolia

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Cornish Bellflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Cornish Bellflower
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.

Cornish Bellflower

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (12 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.