Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Digitalis

Andrena varians compared with Digitalis lanata

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Digitalis is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Digitalis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Andrena	Digitalis
Species	Andrena varians	Digitalis lanata

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Digitalis

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Digitalis
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.

Digitalis

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.