Blackthorn Mining Bee vs fetterbush

Andrena varians compared with Leucothoe fontanesiana

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while fetterbush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	fetterbush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Andrenidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Andrena	Leucothoe
Species	Andrena varians	Leucothoe fontanesiana

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

fetterbush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	fetterbush
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.

fetterbush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and United Kingdom.

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.