Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Edge Flowered Crested Wheatgrass

Andrena varians compared with Agropyron dasyanthum

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Edge Flowered Crested Wheatgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Edge Flowered Crested Wheatgrass
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	Agropyron
Species	Andrena varians	Agropyron dasyanthum

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Edge Flowered Crested Wheatgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Edge Flowered Crested Wheatgrass
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.

Edge Flowered Crested Wheatgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Lithuania and Sweden.

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.