Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Downy Safflower

Andrena varians compared with Carthamus lanatus

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Downy Safflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Downy Safflower
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	Carthamus
Species	Andrena varians	Carthamus lanatus

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Downy Safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Downy Safflower
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 Safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.