Blackthorn Mining Bee vs False heather

Andrena varians compared with Cuphea hyssopifolia

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while False heather is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	False heather
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Andrenidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Andrena	Cuphea
Species	Andrena varians	Cuphea hyssopifolia

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

False heather

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	False heather
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.

False heather

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia), 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.