Blackthorn Mining Bee vs False Shagbark Hickory

Andrena varians compared with Carya glabra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	False Shagbark Hickory
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Andrenidae	Juglandaceae
Genus	Andrena	Carya
Species	Andrena varians	Carya glabra

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

False Shagbark Hickory

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	False Shagbark Hickory
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 Shagbark Hickory

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Canada, and United States.

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.