Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Downy Ground-Cherry

Andrena varians compared with Physalis pubescens

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Downy Ground-Cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Downy Ground-Cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Andrenidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Andrena	Physalis
Species	Andrena varians	Physalis pubescens

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Downy Ground-Cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Downy Ground-Cherry
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.

Downy Ground-Cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (China, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (14 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

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.