Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Elephant Apple

Andrena varians compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Andrenidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Andrena	Dillenia
Species	Andrena varians	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Elephant Apple
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.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.