Blackthorn Mining Bee vs delicate dogtooth moss

Andrena varians compared with Cynodontium tenellum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	delicate dogtooth moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Andrenidae	Rhabdoweisiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Cynodontium
Species	Andrena varians	Cynodontium tenellum

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

delicate dogtooth moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	delicate dogtooth moss
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.

delicate dogtooth moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.