Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Farlow’s eyebright

Andrena varians compared with Euphrasia farlowii

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Farlow’s eyebright is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Farlow’s eyebright
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Andrena	Euphrasia
Species	Andrena varians	Euphrasia farlowii

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Farlow’s eyebright

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Farlow’s eyebright
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.

Farlow’s eyebright

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.