Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Darkling beetle

Andrena varians compared with Blaps lethifera

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Darkling beetle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Darkling beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Andrenidae	Tenebrionidae
Genus	Andrena	Blaps
Species	Andrena varians	Blaps lethifera

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Darkling beetle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Darkling beetle
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.

Darkling beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden