Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Dotted Horsemint

Andrena varians compared with Monarda punctata

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Dotted Horsemint is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Dotted Horsemint
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	Lamiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Monarda
Species	Andrena varians	Monarda punctata

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Dotted Horsemint

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Dotted Horsemint
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.

Dotted Horsemint

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Austria 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.