Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Crow-Poison

Andrena varians compared with Nothoscordum bivalve

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Crow-Poison is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Crow-Poison
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Andrenidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Andrena	Nothoscordum
Species	Andrena varians	Nothoscordum bivalve

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Crow-Poison

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Crow-Poison
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.

Crow-Poison

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Canada, Hungary, Japan, and United States.

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.