Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Desert Kurrajong

Andrena varians compared with Brachychiton gregorii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Desert Kurrajong
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Andrenidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Andrena	Brachychiton
Species	Andrena varians	Brachychiton gregorii

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Desert Kurrajong

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Desert Kurrajong
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.

Desert Kurrajong

Habitat

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

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.