Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Finger Grass

Andrena varians compared with Limnophila chinensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Finger Grass
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	Limnophila
Species	Andrena varians	Limnophila chinensis

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Finger Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Finger Grass
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.

Finger Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Singapore.

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.