Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Fawn Starweb

Andrena varians compared with Asterostroma cervicolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Fawn Starweb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Andrenidae	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Andrena	Asterostroma
Species	Andrena varians	Asterostroma cervicolor

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Fawn Starweb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Fawn Starweb
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.

Fawn Starweb

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, 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.