Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Field Speedwell

Andrena varians compared with Veronica agrestis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Field Speedwell
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	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Andrena	Veronica
Species	Andrena varians	Veronica agrestis

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Field Speedwell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Field Speedwell
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.

Field Speedwell

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (18 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.