Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Dwarf Setaria

Andrena varians compared with Setaria italica

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Dwarf Setaria is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Dwarf Setaria
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Andrenidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Andrena	Setaria
Species	Andrena varians	Setaria italica

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Setaria

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Dwarf Setaria
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.

Dwarf Setaria

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (8 countries), Europe (32 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia, Samoa), and South America (Brazil, 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.