Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Cut-Leaf Mignonette

Andrena varians compared with Reseda lutea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blackthorn Mining Bee Cut-Leaf Mignonette
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps) Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family Andrenidae Resedaceae
Genus Andrena Reseda
Species Andrena varians Reseda lutea

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Cut-Leaf Mignonette

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blackthorn Mining Bee Cut-Leaf Mignonette
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.

Cut-Leaf Mignonette

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile, Ecuador).

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.

Cut-Leaf Mignonette

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

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