Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Desert Sunflower

Andrena varians compared with Helianthus deserticola

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Desert Sunflower is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Desert Sunflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Andrenidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Andrena	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Andrena varians	Helianthus deserticola

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Desert Sunflower

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Desert Sunflower
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 Sunflower

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.