Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Cypress Groundling

Andrena varians compared with Gelechia senticetella

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Cypress Groundling is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Cypress Groundling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Andrenidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Andrena	Gelechia
Species	Andrena varians	Gelechia senticetella

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Cypress Groundling share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Cypress Groundling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Cypress Groundling
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.

Cypress Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden